A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler. I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck. If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper. Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from. Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
to think that something will happen
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Too mild spoken and slow moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY PULLS A NEW ONE Looked like kind of a simple guy, this Hartley Tyler.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, he wasn't one you'd look for any direct action from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect it was the wide-set, sort of starey eyes, or maybe the stiff way he had of holdin' his neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd asked me I'd said he might have qualified as a rubber-stamp secretary in some insurance office, or as a tea-taster, or as a subway ticket-chopper.
