A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon. “It is but a moment since she was speaking.” “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm. “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!” “Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““It is but a moment since she was speaking.””
during the time that
From this reading ““She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!””
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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 “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
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From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
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From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
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From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
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From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.
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From this reading “Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
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From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
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From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no!” said Hilda, in great alarm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECTRE OF THE CATACOMB “Surely, she cannot be lost!” exclaimed Kenyon.
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From this reading “Torches! torches!” cried Donatello desperately.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
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From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is but a moment since she was speaking.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
during the time that
From this reading “She was behind us all; and it is a long while since we have heard her voice!”
