A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
“Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl. She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time. When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?” Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face. “I should not have said that.
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 “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I should not have said that.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?””
To recall to mind.
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.”
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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 “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
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From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
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From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
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From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should not have said that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
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From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
above and across; more than
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
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From this reading “I should not have said that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should not have said that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I should not have said that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
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From this reading She was a little old-fashioned, I think, as well as I can remember, through being driven into maturity before her time.
at the time that
From this reading When a girl is married, not over happily----” “Was her marriage not happy?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edgar interrupted, with a cloud on his face.
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From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your mother was very young,” Mr. Fielding continued, “and early matured as marriage makes a girl.
