A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
“How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered. “By earnetht effort.” He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner. I get another to anthwer him. Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I get another to anthwer him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.”
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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 He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I get another to anthwer him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
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From this reading I get another to anthwer him.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By earnetht effort.”
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By earnetht effort.”
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From this reading “By earnetht effort.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I get another to anthwer him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
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From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
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From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How ith everything done that’th done well?” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before I’ve done there’ll be a hundred articleth about Hoppner—hith life, hith early thruggie, anecdo’th about hith wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He hitched his chair nearer to me, “I get a chap—one of your thort of chapth—he writ’th an article about Hoppner.
