A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton! Are you going to cut me?" "You?" she cried with surprise. "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see. What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
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 “"You?" she cried with surprise.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.”
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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 What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
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From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
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From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You?" she cried with surprise.
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From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
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From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
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From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
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From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
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From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
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From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
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From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
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From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
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From this reading "You?" she cried with surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she reached the opposite pavement Heriot exclaimed: "Miss Cheriton!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was--it was the fog's fault; I didn't see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a stranger you are! it's a fortnight since you came out to us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You?" she cried with surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you going to cut me?"
