A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
That will make his bolting look more feasible. Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of. I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone." "All right," said the lad. "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
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 “That will make his bolting look more feasible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That will make his bolting look more feasible.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right," said the lad.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
during the time that
From this reading “Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," said the lad.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t like it, but I suppose I’m in too deep now to draw back.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
during the time that
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will make his bolting look more feasible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t leave the track while there’s any one near you, but, as soon as you do, ride like thunder to the place I told you of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll see that they’re put off the scent as to the way you’ve gone."
