A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Barrent looked around the control room. He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators. He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor. After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS. Inside, the room was neat and bare.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Barrent looked around the control room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barrent looked around the control room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.”
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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 He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
later than; following
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
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From this reading Inside, the room was neat and bare.
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From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
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From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
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From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
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From this reading Inside, the room was neat and bare.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the room was neat and bare.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barrent looked around the control room.
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From this reading After a long walk, he reached a door marked CREW'S QUARTERS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside, the room was neat and bare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put one on, tested it, and went into the corridor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found a storage bin filled with oxygen respirators.
