A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME. Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door. There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch! Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you. Go into the other room, and keep still.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go into the other room, and keep still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go into the other room, and keep still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SAD HOUSE, BUT THE LAKE GETS A NAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There she stood; but before he could enter, she raised her finger, saying, "Sch! sch!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rico did not find his cousin in the sitting-room; so he went to the kitchen, and opened the door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not open and shut the doors, and make a noise, as if there were four of you.
