A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
I KEPT my word to Jacobus. I haunted his home. He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.” The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah. I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.”
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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 He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
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From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
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From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading I haunted his home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I haunted his home.
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From this reading I haunted his home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
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From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
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From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
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From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
at the time that
From this reading He was perpetually finding me there of an afternoon when he popped in for a moment from the “store.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I just nodded to him; he would sit down heavily and gently, and watch with a sort of approving anxiety my efforts to make his daughter smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I KEPT my word to Jacobus.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sound of my voice talking to his Alice greeted him on his doorstep; and when he returned for good in the evening, ten to one he would hear it still going on in the verandah.
