A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing. She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants. She had never been permitted to do so. Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little. But the dinginess depressed her.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had never been permitted to do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
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From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been permitted to do so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
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From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
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From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
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From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
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From this reading But the dinginess depressed her.
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From this reading But the dinginess depressed her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had never been permitted to do so.
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From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
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From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
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From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
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From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
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From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had never been permitted to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
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From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
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From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had never been permitted to do so.
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From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had never been permitted to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew vaguely that she was in the vicinity of one of the Cardew mills, but she had never visited any of the Cardew plants.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lily Cardew inspected curiously the east side neighborhood through which the taxi was passing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps the neighborhood would have impressed her more had she not seen, in the camp, that life can be stripped sometimes to its essentials, and still have lost very little.
