A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
“There is a vessel,” muttered the General. “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez. He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.” “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.” “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
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 “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““There is a vessel,” muttered the General.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.””
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 “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is a vessel,” muttered the General.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He looked at his interlocutor as if to ask what he thought; then he added in the General’s ear, “She has been chasing us all along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She will have damaged herself, sprung a leak--” “She is gaining on us!” the General broke in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw her yesterday,” answered Captain Gomez.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then why she has not come up with us, I do not know,” said the General, “for she is a faster sailor than your damned _Saint-Ferdinand_.”
