A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
“I see,” he answered. “It is a terrible quandary.” “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.” “We have none,” he replied. “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I see,” he answered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have none,” he replied.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““We have none,” he replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have none,” he replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is a terrible quandary.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.””
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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 “It is a terrible quandary.”
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From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I see,” he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
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From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have none,” he replied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I see,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see,” he answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a terrible quandary.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a terrible quandary.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “We have none,” he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is a terrible quandary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have none,” he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I see,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is a terrible quandary.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have none,” he replied.
which person or people
From this reading “But the comparatively poor--you have some people who are richer than others?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish,” said Mrs. Makely, “that you would tell us just how you manage with the poor in Altruria.”
