A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
“Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness. “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.” It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling. “Well, I don’t know. We get nothing but the fun, do we?”
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 ““Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don’t know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We get nothing but the fun, do we?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I don’t know.”
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 It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We get nothing but the fun, do we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We get nothing but the fun, do we?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don’t know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We get nothing but the fun, do we?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had made him think indeed a little longer than she had meant; but he came up again, as she might have said, smiling.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you consider that we are careless of mankind?—living as we do in the biggest crowd in the world, and running about always pursued and pursuing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you consider that we’re languid?”—that form of rejoinder she had jumped at for the sake of its pretty lightness.
