A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Pascal stood still in the doorway. He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly. He still found strength to smile at them, saying: “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?” “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He still found strength to smile at them, saying:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Well, children, have you come to an understanding?””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pascal stood still in the doorway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pascal stood still in the doorway.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He still found strength to smile at them, saying:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, children, have you come to an understanding?””
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pascal stood still in the doorway.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He still found strength to smile at them, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was trembling and breathless, as if he had come upstairs too quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, undoubtedly,” responded Ramond, as agitated as himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, children, have you come to an understanding?”
