A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
"Anything here?" asked a low voice. "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply. "A woman’s ironing board." "A woman’s what?" "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything here?" asked a low voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anything here?" asked a low voice.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anything here?" asked a low voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.”
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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 "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
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From this reading "A woman’s ironing board."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
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From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
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From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A woman’s ironing board."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anything here?" asked a low voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A woman’s what?"
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From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
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From this reading "What’s that behind the door?" whispered another in reply.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never mind what it is if it will slide through the window," interposed a third impatiently, and they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A woman’s ironing board."
