A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
“Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation. “Worse! I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about. I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her. I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.”
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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’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
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From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
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From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
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From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
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From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
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From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just had a letter from an old friend in Boston warning me of the lady’s approach, and asking me to see the Indians don’t get her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
belonging to which person
From this reading I’m to have a visitor,--that Mary Graham Trenton whose book we once talked about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve wired her at Cleveland asking her to stay at my house--I could hardly do less.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Worse!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your house hasn’t burned down!” exclaimed Grace, amused by the little woman’s agitation.
