A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
"Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously. "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown. "To be sure she would!" said the financier. "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?" "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
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 “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To be sure she would!" said the financier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.”
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 "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be sure she would!" said the financier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would not a lady do?" asked Lady Littletown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, that's it," said Elbraham, eyeing her ladyship curiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not to-morrow, dear Mr Elbraham; but my rents do not come in for another month, and I must confess to having been rather extravagant lately--I have had a great deal of company, and I thought I might-- might--might--what do you call it?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lookye here--does your ladyship want a hundred or two?"
