A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
A SHADOW FROM THE PAST. “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.” “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang. So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.” Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.””
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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 A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHADOW FROM THE PAST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
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From this reading So long ago, Mr. Cornish, that----Well, it must be Mr. Cornish, and not Tony.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart leant back in her comfortable chair and looked at her visitor with observant eyes.
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From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, it was long ago--'lang, lang izt's her'--you remember the song Frau Neumayer always sang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Le plus sur moyen d'arriver à son but c'est de ne pas faire de rencontres en chemin.”
