A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively. "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door." And he made as though to go. "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book. "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
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 “"No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And he made as though to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.”
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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've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he made as though to go.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he made as though to go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
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From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
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From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading And he made as though to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
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From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he made as though to go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
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From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he made as though to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
not any; not one
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
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From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
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From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And he made as though to go.
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From this reading "No tick for this sort of job," answered Greer decisively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
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From this reading "I've got a note or two, I think----" "'Ow much?" asked Greer, calmly laying hold of the pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, look here!" said Cater desperately, pulling out his pocket-book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry I can't oblige you--I'm goin' down to the front door."
