A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
"I like that," said Maggie sedately. "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith. "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it." "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie. "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
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 “"Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.”
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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 "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
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From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
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From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
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From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
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From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
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From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
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From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
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From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
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From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
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From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
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From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
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From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
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From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
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From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
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From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
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From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I like that," said Maggie sedately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
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From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How curiously near it seems to bring the Middle Ages!" said Meredith.
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From this reading "The picture of Graf Walo!--and Pastor Harms has seen it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were really reasons, apart from religious ones," Mr. Murray replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Why couldn't Walo build a schoolhouse without making a cloister of it?" asked Maggie.
