A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
“It may be--_if_ infinity exists. Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.” “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin. “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!” Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be--_if_ infinity exists.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!””
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 “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be--_if_ infinity exists.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Infinity is possible--and I believe in it,--all the same I must prove it.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And I will live them all;”--responded El-Râmi composedly--“I have sworn to let nothing baffle me, and nothing shall!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Kremlin looked at him in vague awe,--the dark, haughty, handsome face spoke more resolvedly than words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will need a thousand lifetimes to fulfil such works as you attempt!” exclaimed Kremlin.
