A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee. She knew they could do things that girls could not do. She must have been deaf if she did not hear this. She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors. They were strange, wonderful things to her.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She knew they could do things that girls could not do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were strange, wonderful things to her.”
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From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were strange, wonderful things to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
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From this reading They were strange, wonderful things to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
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From this reading She knew they could do things that girls could not do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She must have been deaf if she did not hear this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PEPSY’S ENTERPRISE Pepsy knew the scouts only through Pee-wee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were strange, wonderful things to her.
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From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew they walked with dauntless courage in great cities, and that they were not afraid of prosecutors.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were strange, wonderful things to her.
