Chapter XVII
_starting_] _startling_ Collier MS. [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff. Prose in Q. [1999] _hale_] _hail_ Collier conj. _Thou_] om.
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Chapter XVII
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_starting_]
_startling_
Collier
MS.
[1998]
_May ...
hither_]
As
in
Ff.
Prose
in
Q.
[1999]
_hale_]
_hail_
Collier
conj.
_Thou_]
om.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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_starting_]
_startling_
Collier
MS.
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[1998]
_May ...
hither_]
As
in
Ff.
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Prose
in
Q.
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_hale_]
_hail_
Collier
conj.
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_Thou_]
om.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hither
adverb
US /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
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1998
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From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
1999
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From this reading [1999] _hale_] _hail_ Collier conj.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
Collier
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From this reading _starting_] _startling_ Collier MS.
conj
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From this reading [1999] _hale_] _hail_ Collier conj.
Ff
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From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
hail
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From this reading [1999] _hale_] _hail_ Collier conj.
hale
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From this reading [1999] _hale_] _hail_ Collier conj.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [1998] _May ... hither_] As in Ff.
MS
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From this reading _starting_] _startling_ Collier MS.
om
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From this reading _Thou_] om.
Prose
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From this reading Prose in Q.
Q
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From this reading Prose in Q.
starting
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From this reading _starting_] _startling_ Collier MS.
startling
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From this reading _starting_] _startling_ Collier MS.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Thou_] om.