A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table. A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service. "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly. "I know you are tired and hungry. Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
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 “"Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know you are tired and hungry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.”
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 A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
during the time that
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
