A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
“Indeed. This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.” “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.” “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this. Pray let me have the details.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading ““They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pray let me have the details.””
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ““They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Pray let me have the details.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Pray let me have the details.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.””
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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 “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
any thing at all
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
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From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
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From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pray let me have the details.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pray let me have the details.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
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From this reading “Indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Pray let me have the details.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray let me have the details.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is more interesting than it promised to be; quite dramatic, in fact.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common.”
