A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES. The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult. The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men. So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them. At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.”
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 The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So stupefied, however, did they seem, that he had great difficulty in rousing one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he took him by the collar and shook him roughly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROAD TO VERSAILLES.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
at the time that
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ladies were free from the crowd for the present, but there was some danger that they might be followed and recognized, when the same tumult would doubtless be renewed and escape a second time be more difficult.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young officer knew this, and therefore hastened to awaken one of the half-frozen and sleepy men.
