A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help! For God's sake, help!" A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness. Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head. It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.”
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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 A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
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From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God's sake, help!"
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From this reading For God's sake, help!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
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From this reading THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
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From this reading THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
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From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For God's sake, help!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEEPING OF THE OATH "Help!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
which person or people
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Count Marioni, who had been hurrying on with downcast head, stood still in the cliff path and lifted his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the woman whose memory he had cursed who stood before him--the woman on whom his vengeance was to fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A woman's cry of agony rang out upon the sweet morning stillness.
