A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken. The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked: “Do you mind? I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first. They’re racing, you see.”
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 “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you mind?”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mind?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you mind?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re racing, you see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
not affected by alcohol
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re racing, you see.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
at the time that
From this reading When Black Pawl said, “Come below,” his voice was harsh and sick and broken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I’d like to wait and see which of them gets to the beach first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl looked up at him briefly, her eyes sober and wistful; and then she smiled and asked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mind?
