A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out. The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont. Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage. She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove. The right hand she left 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 “SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The right hand she left bare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.”
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading “SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The right hand she left bare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.”
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 She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
later than; following
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The right hand she left bare.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The right hand she left bare.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
not any; not one
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
not one, and not any
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The right hand she left bare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were Lemarc, Sefton and Ramon Garcia, the woman Ernestine Dumont.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was busy with the careful buttoning of a glove, the left glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEEKERS AFTER GOLD There had been only three loitering men and one woman enjoying Joe's hospitality as they went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drennen saw that Ygerne made cool pretence of seeing none of them; Lemarc and Sefton had no doubt lingered to watch her leave and she did not take kindly to such espionage.
