A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter CCXIX
Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes. Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard. Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head. When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers. Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.”
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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 Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
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From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
not friendly or close
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
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From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
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From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
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From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
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From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
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From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
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From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, the distant and melancholy vibration of a clock shook the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he began to pace up and down the room, listened at the corridor, walked on again, then listened once more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six o’clock was striking from Saint-Médard.
at the time that
From this reading When the sixth had struck, he snuffed the candle with his fingers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jondrette marked off each stroke with a toss of his head.
