used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
auldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
crumblingverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
dearly loved
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
denudedadjectiveUS /dɪˈnuːdɪd/
without the natural or usual covering
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
disconsolateadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
DoomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
Edinbro
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From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
horse-hoofs
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From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
I've
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From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
it's
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From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
immediately past
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
Lothians
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From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
Mungo
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From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
rickle
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From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
SirsnounUS /sɜːrrz/
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading Sirs! sirs!
soliloquised
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From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
up to a particular time
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
tryin
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From this reading “An auld done rickle: I've seen a better barn i' the Lothians, and fancy me tryin' to let on that it's a kind o' Edinbro'!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “An auld done rickle o' a place!” he soliloquised, lifting a candle high that it might show the shame of the denuded and crumbling walls.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mungo stood in the dark till the last beat of the horse-hoofs could be heard, and then went in disconsolate and perplexed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He drew the bars as it were upon a dear friend out in the night, and felt as there had gone the final hope for Doom and its inhabitants.
