A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
You could not do--any other thing. If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this. It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing. ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’ Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You could not do--any other thing.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You could not do--any other thing.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.”
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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 If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
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From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
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From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
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From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there could be a proof of the divinity of the oracle it was this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
at the time that
From this reading ‘When thou wast under the fig-tree.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
which person or people
From this reading Who could tell what was in the spirit in secret but the perfect Teacher, who saw all?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It addressed that something within which is more than any external hearing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could not do--any other thing.
