A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
* * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing. Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity. I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it. Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it. My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.”
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading “Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.”
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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 * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
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From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
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From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
not any; not one
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silence has no end; speech is but the beginning of it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
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From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * My life at this moment is like a summer morning when birds are singing.
which person or people
From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My friend thinks I _keep_ silence, who am only choked with letting it out so fast.
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From this reading I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that is false, for nature's is an idle pleasure in comparison: my hour has a more solid serenity.
