A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features. “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly. “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too. H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely. Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.”
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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 “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
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From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
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From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
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From this reading “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
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From this reading “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
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From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
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From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
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From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hugh Curran,” Loft answered, briefly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
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From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
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From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
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From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H’m,--been dead several hours,--six or eight, surely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
which person or people
From this reading THE MEREDITH STORY “WHO is this man?” asked Doctor Gilvray, sharply, as he strode across the room to look for himself on the dead man’s features.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A fairly well-known author of fiction--” “Yes, yes, I know Curran,--sleuth stories,--good ones, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bad symptoms--” “What do you mean by symptoms?”
