A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
The evening was now merging into night. Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining. Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes. It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious. The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.”
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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 Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
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From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
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From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
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From this reading It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious.
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From this reading It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious.
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From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
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From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
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From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a charming evening, soft, cool, melodious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night falls early in September, and already the flowers in the small garden at the villa were shutting up their pretty eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening was now merging into night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far up above in the darkening sky a pale star or two were shining.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The purling of the brook below was delightful in itself, but other music blended with it.
