A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
THE VESPER HYMN. He was not dead. He was not even insensible. While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness. It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
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 “It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not even insensible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.”
during the time that
From this reading “While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.”
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 While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not even insensible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VESPER HYMN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not even insensible.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VESPER HYMN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VESPER HYMN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not dead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
at the time that
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
during the time that
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
which person or people
From this reading It was a hotel they had carried him to; and one of the pretty chambermaids, who owned a sentimentally-tender heart, and read a great many novels, cried as she looked at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While they carried him carefully through the chill, black night, and when they carried him into the nearest house, and laid him tenderly on a bed, the large, dark eyes were wide open and fixed, but neither in death nor unconsciousness.
