A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’ AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling. It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage. Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert. In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
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From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
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From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
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From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
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From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
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From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
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From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
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From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
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From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER the great storm came a calm almost as startling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed indeed as if Nature stood abashed and silent before the results of her sudden rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
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From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the streets of Madrid there arose a hot dust and the subtle odour of warm earth that rarely meets the nostrils in England.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day after day the sun glared down from a cloudless sky, and all Castile was burnt brown as a desert.
which person or people
From this reading ‘Who knows? the man is proven by the hour.’
