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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug. "Some day he'll forget how to talk." "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature. He knows when to keep quiet. That's why he's got such influence in politics.
Chapter 6 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Some day he'll forget how to talk."”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “"Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.”
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “That's why he's got such influence in politics.”
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading “"Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.”
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “That's why he's got such influence in politics.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “"Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.”
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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 "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
express in words
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
at the time that
From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
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