A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced. "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him. "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window." Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded. "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
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 “"Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."”
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 "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
two people or things considered together
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda pointed silently to the curtains at the door of the adjoining room; her husband nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will have a visitor presently," he said, raising his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you alone?" asked Gibamund, glancing around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hilda flew to the threshold to meet her husband, and the young couple tenderly embraced.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I saw your little antelope at the window."
