Chapter XI
Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_." OMAR KHAYYAM.
The Hawk of Egypt
Chapter XI
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Hither
and
thither
moves,
and
mates,
and
slays,
And
one
by
one
back
in
the
Closet
lays_."
OMAR
KHAYYAM.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Hither
and
thither
moves,
and
mates,
and
slays,
And
one
by
one
back
in
the
Closet
lays_."
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OMAR
KHAYYAM.
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”
From this reading “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."”
Mates
noun
US /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."”
Thither
adverb
US /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
back
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From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
Closet
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From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
HitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
KHAYYAM
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lays
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From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
moves
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From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
slays
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From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays_."