used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
Alan
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading Ian checked the mare.
cleftnounUS /kleft/
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
Dickson
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
FatimanounUS /ˈfæθɪmə/
youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
Glenfernie
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
Ian
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From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
iron-graynoun
the color of freshly broken cast iron
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
jadenounUS /dʒeɪd/
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
Kelpie's
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From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
lairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
immediately past
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading Ian checked the mare.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
PoolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
Rullock
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From this reading Ian Rullock riding Fatima, behind him a Black Hill groom on an iron-gray, came over the moor to the head of the glen.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
TamnounUS /tæm/
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Before him struck down the green feathered cleft, opening out at last into the vale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
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 Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
in or at the place that
From this reading Behind him rolled the moor, with the hollow where lay, water in a deep jade cup, the Kelpie's Pool.
Whitefoot
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie was away to Edinburgh on Black Alan, Tam Dickson with him on Whitefoot.
