A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
TONY STRIKES OUT. There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving. There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees. Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing. "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.”
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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 There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
any thing at all
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
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From this reading Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY STRIKES OUT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY STRIKES OUT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Across this bit of sky something dark was slowly passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TONY STRIKES OUT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rise in the ground a short distance in front of the turkey-blind, and a little patch of dark sky was visible between the trees.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no doubt about it, something _was_ moving.
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From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye kin see 'most anything in the darkest night," whispered Tony, "ef ye kin only git the sky behind it.
