A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM. But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him. A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes. "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily. "What's up, what's the trouble?"
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.”
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 A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
later than; following
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
a period of time or extent
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ship ahoy!" he cried heartily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE STOCK-ROOM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's up, what's the trouble?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later he sprang up, rubbing his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's up, what's the trouble?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Doc Linyard did not sleep for any great length of time after his good wife began to shake him.
