used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
arm-chair
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
AuldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
barrowfulnoun
the quantity that a barrow will hold
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
clothing in general
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
Davie
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
divergencenounUS /daɪˈvɜːrdʒəns/
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
dummynounUS /ˈdʌmi/
a person who does not talk
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
divisible by two
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
firewoodnounUS /ˈfaɪərwʊd/
wood used for fuel
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Haggart
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Hendry
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
high-backedadjective
having a high back
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
LADSnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
lapsingnounUS /ˈlæpsɪŋ/
a failure to maintain a higher state
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
LASSES
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From this reading LADS AND LASSES.
immediately past
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Licht
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From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Lichts
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From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Pilgrim'snounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/
possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
resinyadjective
having the characteristics of pitch or tar
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
Robb
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
rozetty
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
SabbathnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
shuttleverbUS /ˈʃʌtəl/
travel back and forth between two points
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
sousedadjective
very drunk
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
supped
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This ceremony was common to all; but here divergence set in.
tranquillyadverb
without emotional agitation
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
water-pails
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gray Auld Licht, to whom love was not even a name, sat in his high-backed arm-chair by the hearth, Bible or “Pilgrim's Progress” in hand, occasionally lapsing into slumber.
Whunny
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From this reading By that time the gleaming shuttle was at rest, Davie Haggart had strolled into the village from his pile of stones in the Whunny road; Hendry Robb, the “dummy,” had sold his last barrowful of “rozetty (resiny) roots” for firewood; and the people, having tranquilly supped and soused their faces in their water-pails, slowly donned their Sunday clothes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the severe Auld Lichts the Sabbath began at six o'clock on Saturday evening.
