A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
The glory of Bond Street is no more. The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips. In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians. Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation? For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?”
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading “For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
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From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
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From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
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From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
not any; not one
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
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From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
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From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
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From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
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From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
