A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
And she was gone. He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street. As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt. Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself. “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.”
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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 He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
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From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
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From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
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From this reading And she was gone.
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From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
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From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was gone.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading Soon he returned to his old habit of muttering to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
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From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she was gone.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment, then pursued his way to the side door, and so out of the house into the street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
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From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he passed along the front of the now darkened building, he scanned it with a new interest and a new doubt.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “We don’t know the half of what has taken place within those walls during the last four weeks,” said he.
