A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections. I mean, of course, the element of pique. Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration. Of that I felt convinced. But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean, of course, the element of pique.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of that I felt convinced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, of course, the element of pique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of that I felt convinced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, of course, the element of pique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, of course, the element of pique.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of that I felt convinced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PRAYERS AND PARABLES I had quite forgotten one element which plays its part in most affairs of the affections.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bob Evers, with the field to himself, had been sensible and safe enough; it was my intrusion, and nothing else, which had fanned his boyish flame into this premature conflagration.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Bob would not believe me if I told him so; and what else was there for me to tell him?
