A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right. Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin. Letter follows explaining. Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure. She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
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 “Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letter follows explaining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letter follows explaining.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letter follows explaining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Address, 598, Euston Road, three doors off Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thyme,” she had not even realised her little daughter's departure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went up to Thyme's room at once, and opening all the drawers and cupboards, stared into them one by one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STEPHEN SIGNS CHEQUES Cecilia received the mystic document containing these words “Am quite all right.
