Alan
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
clothes-lines
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "The laird's coming!
Dickson
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
Glenfernie
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
a social unit living together
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
lairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
laird's
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From this reading "The laird's coming!
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
for more time
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
Phemie
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From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
spiralnounUS /ˈspaɪrəl/
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
TamnounUS /tæm/
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie stayed longer from home than, riding away, he had expected to do.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
at the time that
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
Whitefoot
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From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
which person or people
From this reading Phemie it was, at the clothes-lines, who noted them on the lowest spiral, who turned and ran and informed the household.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading It was the latter half of August when he and Black Alan, Tam Dickson and Whitefoot, came up the winding road to Glenfernie door.
