A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
“Almost?” “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean? When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?” “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction. I never kissed a ghost.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.”
any thing at all
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never kissed a ghost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
but in spite of that
From this reading “When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?””
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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 never kissed a ghost.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
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From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
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From this reading “Almost?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
any thing at all
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
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From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
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From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
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From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never kissed a ghost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never kissed a ghost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never kissed a ghost.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, about kissing ghosts, you know,” said Terence, humbly, “I require the most primary instruction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
at the time that
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
but in spite of that
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I awoke just as—oh, can’t you understand what I mean?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When anything arouses you suddenly, you are not positive whether you dreamed, or—and yet you know that— Dear me, Terence, must I dissect the most elementary sensations in order to accommodate your extremely practical intelligence?”
