A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel. “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would. And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.” She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout. “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
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 ““There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
during the time that
From this reading “She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.”
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 “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
any thing at all
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it didn't sound exactly like burglars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have to be a pretty long ladder,” grumbled Lemuel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
during the time that
From this reading She followed him half-way up the second flight of stairs, and stood there while he explored the third story throughout.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There ain't anything there,” he reported without looking at her, and was about to pass her on the stairs in going down.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” Sibyl assented, “it would.
