used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
adoptionnounUS /əˈdɑːpʃən/
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
AlbertanounUS /ælˈbɜːrtə/
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
(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 "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
Angella
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the first light of day
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
Dr
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
fadeverbUS /feɪd/
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
huskilyadverb
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
I'll
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From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
I'm
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
a boy or man
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
set down according to a plan
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
Loring
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
Lorings
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
manornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
McDermott
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
McDermotts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
puir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
cut with a saw
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the rays of the sun
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
we're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
the words that are spoken
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
a late time of life
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
