A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface. Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver. That boy had Bill terrorized from the start. “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?” “Aw, what for?” says he.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.”
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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 Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
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From this reading “Aw, what for?” says he.
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From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
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From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
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From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
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From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
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From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
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From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Aw, what for?” says he.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Red Chief,” says I to the kid, “would you like to go home?”
