A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years! But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames? Gone! All gone! Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?”
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From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
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From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
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From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
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From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading Gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
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From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
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From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
in or at the place that
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only silence and desolation reigned where once the commerce of the world had centered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was during the morning of July 6, 2137, that we entered the mouth of the Thames—to the best of my knowledge the first Western keel to cut those historic waters for two hundred and twenty-one years!
