used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
Eh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
figsnounUS /fɪɡz/
plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
gie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
grocersnounUS /ˈɡroʊsərz/
plural of “grocer” — a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
MACKAYE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANDY MACKAYE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
prentices
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
SANDYadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading SANDY MACKAYE.
Scotchman's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
scunnered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
sugar-candy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
sweetsnounUS /swiːts/
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
warrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
whereon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading They first gie the boys three days' free warren among the figs and the sugar-candy, and they get scunnered wi' sweets after that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four books of his I had already, and I came in to borrow a fifth; whereon he began with a solemn chuckle:
the words that are spoken
From this reading That day fortnight came,--and the old Scotchman's words came true.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices.
