A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Trenholme went out on the verandah. At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road. It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously. He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where. Then he heard wheels begin to move on the road.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trenholme went out on the verandah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading Then he heard wheels begin to move on the road.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
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From this reading Then he heard wheels begin to move on the road.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
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From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
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From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
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From this reading Then he heard wheels begin to move on the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
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From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
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From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At first, in the night, he saw nothing but the shadowy forms of the college building and of the trees upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trenholme went out on the verandah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he heard wheels begin to move on the road.
in or at the place that
From this reading He thought he heard talking of more than one voice, he could not tell where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not raining at the moment, but the wind made it hard to catch any sound continuously.
