used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
acquaintanceshipnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsʃɪp/
a relationship less intimate than friendship
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
Archibald
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From this reading Archibald Touris spent money with a cautious freedom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
(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 He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
cappedadjectiveUS /kæpt/
used especially of front teeth having (artificial) crowns
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading Archibald Touris spent money with a cautious freedom.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He kept good horses and good dogs.
in or to another place
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
a social unit living together
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
set up or found
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Archibald Touris spent money with a cautious freedom.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
Glenfernie
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From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He kept good horses and good dogs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He kept good horses and good dogs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept good horses and good dogs.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Archibald Touris spent money with a cautious freedom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Archibald Touris spent money with a cautious freedom.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
Touris
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From this reading The House of Glenfernie and the House of Touris became friends.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He set a table and poured a wine better by half than might be found elsewhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading A round of country festivities, capped by a great party at Black Hill, wrought bonds of acquaintanceship for and with the Scots family returned after long abode in England.
