Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

completely unclothed

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

rid of obstructions

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was waiting for Ferrier.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

ten 10s

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

located inward

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

toward land

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

engage in

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

the force of workers available

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the process of seeping

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

seen in the mind as a mental image

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

cut with a saw

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

hidden from general view or use

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

a vivid mental image

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading He was waiting for Ferrier.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

at the time that

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading James stood at the point of the bay formed by the Basin of Montrose, at the inner and landward side of the town, not far from the empty fort from which Hall had taken the guns.

during the time that

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The sands at his feet were bare, for the tide was out, and the salt, wet smell of the oozing weed blew round him on the faint wind.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They had chosen this night, as at this hour the ebbing water would make it possible for the hundred men of Ferrier's regiment to keep clear of the roads, and to make their way from Brechin on the secluded shore of the Basin.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading THE GUNS OF MONTROSE WHEN Archie lay and pictured James on the other side of the water his vision was a true one, but, while he saw him on the quay among the sheds and windlasses, he had set him in the wrong place.