A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste. "We shall be home all the sooner," she said. And so it was settled. But there was still all Monday to be got through. It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
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 “On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall be home all the sooner," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was still all Monday to be got through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there was still all Monday to be got through.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.”
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 It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was settled.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a perfect day, the blue Mediterranean was not belying its name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so it was settled.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was settled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there was still all Monday to be got through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was settled.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be home all the sooner," she said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On Monday they heard they would arrive at Brindisi on the Tuesday morning, and Tamara persuaded Mrs. Hardcastle to agree to disembarking there instead of going on to Trieste.
