A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
STRAWBERRIES. Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her. Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins. Then Daisy started a little. One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
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 “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Daisy started a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.”
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 Then Daisy started a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Daisy started a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Daisy started a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRAWBERRIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Daisy started a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gentleman touched his cap to her, and the other held out his hands to help her to alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not till Loupe in his best style had trotted up the road and stopped, and she had risen to throw down her reins.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy was so full of her thoughts that she never perceived two gentlemen standing at the foot of the hall steps to receive her.
