A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast. Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him. “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said. “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me. I am looking to you to help me solve it.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am looking to you to help me solve it.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.”
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 Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am looking to you to help me solve it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am looking to you to help me solve it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am looking to you to help me solve it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am looking to you to help me solve it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This affair of Duson’s remains a complete mystery to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Passmore seated himself in an easy-chair and accepted the cigar which his host himself selected for him.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Mr. Sabin received an early visitor whilst still lingering over a slight but elegant breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad to see you,” Mr. Sabin said.
