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The Port of Missing Men
The Port of Missing Men

Chapter XXV

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THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!
Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.
Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!
—Sir Walter Scott.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Port of Missing Men

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!
Line 2
Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.
Line 3
Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!
Line 4
Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!
Line 5
—Sir Walter Scott.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!”

All words in this reading · 36

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blades

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

Blended

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

Cast

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

Dhu

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From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

Donuil

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From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

draw

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

eagle

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

Fast

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

ForwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

gather

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

heather

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

how

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

Knell

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From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

man

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

MEN

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

MISSING

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

onset

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From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

Pibroch

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From this reading Pibroch of Donuil Dhu Knell for the onset!

plaids

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

plume

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

PORT

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

Scott

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From this reading —Sir Walter Scott.

See

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From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

set

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From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!

Sir

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From this reading —Sir Walter Scott.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE PORT OF MISSING MEN Fast they come, fast they come; See how they gather!

Walter

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From this reading —Sir Walter Scott.

waves

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

Wide

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From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Wide waves the eagle plume, Blended with heather.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Cast your plaids, draw your blades, Forward each man set!