used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
BIRSE
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From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
blobsnounUS /blɑːbz/
plural of “blob” — an indistinct shapeless form
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
cart-tracks
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From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
clods
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From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
without stop or interruption
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
dulseman
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From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
dykenounUS /daɪk/
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
divisible by two
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
brought together in one place
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
GAVIN
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From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
destroyed or killed
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Lastly, the water gathered in heavy yellow pools.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
LastlyadverbUS /ˈlæstli/
the item at the end
From this reading Lastly, the water gathered in heavy yellow pools.
LOWNIE
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From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
MAGnounUS /mæɡ/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
on-ding
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From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Lastly, the water gathered in heavy yellow pools.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
scudded
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From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
not in physical motion
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
toppledverbUS /ˈtɑːpəld/
past form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading If the on-ding still continued, clods of earth toppled from the garden dyke into the ditch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading HOW GAVIN BIRSE PUT IT TO MAG LOWNIE In a wet day the rain gathered in blobs on the road that passed our garden.
at the time that
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it crawled into the cart-tracks until the road was streaked with water.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
wrappersnounUS /ˈræpərz/
plural of “wrapper” — a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading On such a day, when even the dulseman had gone into shelter, and the women scudded by with their wrappers over their heads, came Gavin Birse to our door.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Lastly, the water gathered in heavy yellow pools.
