A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
“Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand. You don’t want George here any more than I do.” “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around. “Some one might hear you.” “I don’t care who hears me.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Some one might hear you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t want George here any more than I do.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““Some one might hear you.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Some one might hear you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some one might hear you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t care who hears me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Some one might hear you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Some one might hear you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Some one might hear you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t want George here any more than I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be careful, Ned,” said Uncle John, in a suppressed whisper, looking anxiously around.
which person or people
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, I’ll just tell you what’s a fact, father,” said Ned, who stood on the porch with Uncle John, watching George as he galloped away, “if you are going to do anything you must come out and make a square stand.
