used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
Arandale
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From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
bagpipesnounUS /ˈbæɡpaɪps/
plural of “bagpipe” — a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
have
From this reading I’ll bear the body hence.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I’ll bear the body hence.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading … “He is cold—Oh, he is dead!”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading … “He is cold—Oh, he is dead!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
Edmund
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From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading … “He is cold—Oh, he is dead!”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
for this reason
From this reading I’ll bear the body hence.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll bear the body hence.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading … “He is cold—Oh, he is dead!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
marverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading … “He is cold—Oh, he is dead!”
on one occasion
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
sodnounUS /sɑːd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
carry out
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
at the time that
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading For once the bagpipes were not played under the windows of Arandale Castle at ten; indeed it was nearer twelve when the well known sounds were heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To the lake with this; and, here, take some of these: And mingle some that grow upon the brink, And mar the sod.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet late as was the hour, Edmund did not appear at the breakfast table.
