A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition. Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.” “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards! I suspect a game, that’s all.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!”
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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 This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading I suspect a game, that’s all.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
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From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
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From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading I suspect a game, that’s all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
not any; not one
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
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From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suspect a game, that’s all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suspect a game, that’s all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
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From this reading This eBook contains only the story “Locked Doors,” although the title page is from a printed omnibus edition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
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From this reading Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_).
in the company of; together with
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By arrangement with Farrar & Rinehart “You promised,” I reminded Mr. Patton, “to play with cards on the table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear young lady,” he replied, “I have no cards!
