A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
"I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?" Paul asked. "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray. "I believe you will find it in the library. Shall I send for it?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “"Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Paul asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I believe you will find it in the library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I send for it?"”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"”
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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 "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I send for it?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I send for it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I believe you will find it in the library.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I AM BUT A SLAVE, AND YET I BID THEE COME" "Were there any letters for me this morning, mother?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Only one for you, I think," Mrs. de Vaux answered from across the tea-tray.
