A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Marguerite resumed her seat. She tried to resume her needle. It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing. "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together. I have a confession to make.
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 “"We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a confession to make.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marguerite resumed her seat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.”
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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 I have a confession to make.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
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From this reading I have a confession to make.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
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From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite resumed her seat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a confession to make.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a confession to make.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marguerite resumed her seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to resume her needle.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to resume her needle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marguerite resumed her seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marguerite resumed her seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to resume her needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to resume her needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tried to resume her needle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was useless; her eyes failed her; her hand failed her; she could find nothing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
at the time that
From this reading "We have been talking," said Vendale, "of the happy time when we first met, and first travelled together.
