A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes. Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road. “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road. “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.” “I’m afraid not,” answered Dale.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I’m afraid not,” answered Dale.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.””
in the direction of
From this reading ““He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.”
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 THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid not,” answered Dale.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’m afraid not,” answered Dale.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
two people or things considered together
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid not,” answered Dale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Ethan and Richard Dale started in pursuit of the gentleman of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
in the direction of
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And as I suppose he knows every cross-path and turn of the way there is not much hope of our overtaking him.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s making his way toward the highway to London,” said Ethan as their mounts dashed bravely along the dark road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRESS-GANG To hasten back to the inn and secure a couple of horses was the work of but a few minutes.
