A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself. "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before. Name of the asylum, likely." It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday. The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Name of the asylum, likely."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.”
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 It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Name of the asylum, likely."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Name of the asylum, likely."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Name of the asylum, likely."
not any; not one
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't seem to remember hearing of it before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Name of the asylum, likely."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAMELOT "Camelot--Camelot," said I to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was full of the smell of flowers, and the buzzing of insects, and the twittering of birds, and there were no people, no wagons, there was no stir of life, nothing going on.
