A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc. "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_." A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I? Whence came I? What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
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 “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came I?”
during the time that
From this reading “A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?”
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 Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whence came I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Castle Builder," "A Daughter of the North," "John St. John," "Romance of a Missionary," etc.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is the object of this life? and what is my destiny?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence came I?
during the time that
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
which person or people
From this reading "_And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; ... and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I?
