A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
“Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together. “The dew does take the curl out so. It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny. It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.” Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The dew does take the curl out so.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
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From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
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From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The dew does take the curl out so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
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From this reading “The dew does take the curl out so.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
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From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
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From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The dew does take the curl out so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The dew does take the curl out so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dew does take the curl out so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Does my hair look decent?” asked Ellen, as the two girls peered into the mirror together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks all the prettier for being damp and ruffled up.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny was pulling out the fluffy masses of curling brown hair about her forehead.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading It must be lovely to have naturally curly hair, like yours, Fanny.
