A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
I have found mine a good many times. Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected. I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor. I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room. I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
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 “I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have found mine a good many times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have found mine a good many times.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have found mine a good many times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have found mine a good many times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.”
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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 have found mine a good many times.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
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From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
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From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
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From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
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From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
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From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
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From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
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From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
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From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
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From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
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From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
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From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
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From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
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From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be at the end of the room facing all the audience.
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From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
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From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
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From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never had the courage to talk across a long, narrow room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
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From this reading I have found mine a good many times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
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From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes this was expected—often it was unexpected.
which person or people
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know a man who is not afraid to sleep with a rattlesnake, but you could not get him to sleep with a safety-razor.
