A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note. Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear: "Well, I don't want any milk. I shall never like it again. I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never like it again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never like it again.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never like it again.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I don't want any milk.”
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 I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
later than; following
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never like it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall never like it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall never like it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never like it again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BARLOW Dorothy reread the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
up to a particular time
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I don't want any milk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she took off the scrawl attached to it and tore it into bits, remarking to the mastiff, or whoever might hear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe that dreadful man put something in it last night--was it only last night?--that made me go to sleep and not know a thing was happening after I got into the carriage till I woke up here.
