A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT. I have told you all that took place up to this time. My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart. The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me. I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have told you all that took place up to this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have told you all that took place up to this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have told you all that took place up to this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have told you all that took place up to this time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.”
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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 continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
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From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
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From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
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From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
not friendly or close
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
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From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
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From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
not any; not one
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
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From this reading I heard them as one might hear the echo of a distant thunder-clap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The events that took place in Paris had no direct effect upon me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT “BROTHERHOOD” MEANT.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My life continued the same as ever, with the exception of a dreary feeling about the heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have told you all that took place up to this time.
