A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein. But I refrained. The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man. It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold. Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
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later than; following
From this reading “Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
later than; following
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
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From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I refrained.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
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From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading But I refrained.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
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From this reading The sight of an extant club might have maddened the man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading I was on the point of offering to take him to my own club and give him his first whisky-and-soda therein.
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From this reading Why, after all, should he not cross its threshold?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It certainly was very hard for him, to have belonged to a club for ten years, to have loved it so passionately from such a distance, and then to find himself destined never to cross its threshold.
