A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me. I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could. Let me know the result of the trial. Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business? Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me know the result of the trial.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me know the result of the trial.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better send me newspapers—same name and address.”
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better send me newspapers—same name and address.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?”
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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 I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
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From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
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From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
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From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me know the result of the trial.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me know the result of the trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me know the result of the trial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better send me newspapers—same name and address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE ‘The poisoning business startled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me know the result of the trial.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shouldn’t at all wonder if I had a precious narrow squeak of something of the kind myself before I took my departure; in fact, a sort of fear of the animal made me settle things as sharp as I could.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Wonder whether there’ll be any disagreeable remarks about a certain acquaintance of yours, detained abroad on business?
