A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day. "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you. It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion. I am going to marry Florence Winter. We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
very surprised
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.”
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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 "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
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From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
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From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
very surprised
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
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From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
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From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
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From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
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From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
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From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
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From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
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From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
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From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
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From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
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From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
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From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may astonish you, it has astonished me myself, but it has just seemed to happen in some inexplicable fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVERS THIS was the letter that Adrienne had received that day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been old friends for many a long day, as you know.
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From this reading I am going to marry Florence Winter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAREST ADRIENNE,— "I am sitting down to break a bit of news to you.
