A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias. A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye. “Is what to be, Lilias?” The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 ““Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.”
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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 A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
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From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
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From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
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From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
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From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
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From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
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From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
above and across; more than
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sudden gravity floated over the lurking laughter in Helen’s eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Is it to be, Helen?” asked Lilias.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lily of Mossgray was almost gay now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Is what to be, Lilias?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!--MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
