A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
"Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse. "Do you see the marching men? Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high? Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise? Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
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From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
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From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
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From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
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From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the marching men?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the marching men?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Have you not seen their ranks sweep swift across the sky when storms arise?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
at the time that
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never heard the hoofs ring on the roof when the wind blows high?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you never seen them marching through the long aisles of the wood at night?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see the figures there?" said the Singing Mouse.
