A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
"But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly. "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night. It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair. What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters! That is as far as we have ever got.
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 “That is as far as we have ever got.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.”
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 What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is as far as we have ever got.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is as far as we have ever got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is as far as we have ever got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is as far as we have ever got.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
except for; apart from
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the one decent thing you have said to me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is as far as we have ever got.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a night for romance, and you and I sparring like two prize-fighters!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is these sudden lapses into the wholly feminine that save me from despair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you are not so familiar with the road," murmured Isabel, irrepressibly.
