A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily. It had been a long and rather trying vigil. His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew. "Any news?" "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been a long and rather trying vigil.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had been a long and rather trying vigil.”
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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 The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
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From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
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From this reading "Any news?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any news?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a long and rather trying vigil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The captain sank into his easy-chair a little wearily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
in the company of; together with
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His steward filled two cups with coffee and at a sign from his master withdrew.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been compelled," Crawshay announced, stirring his coffee, "to dismantle your wireless."
