Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

an island to the northwest of Wales

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

any person at all

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

coated with black

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

give a benediction to

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

get temporarily

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

characterized by great determination

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a man of refinement

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the act of giving

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

a message received and understood

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

in a not unlawful manner

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

too numerous to be counted

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

of lesser importance or stature or rank

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

above and across; more than

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

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

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

term of address for a man

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

express in speech

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

express in words

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

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

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a special situation

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

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

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

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From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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From this reading The man on the road south to Tregaron told him that he looked and spoke like the Earl of Leicester.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

precisely as stated

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

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

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

a native or resident of Wales

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

during the time that

From this reading The Irish at Chester took him for a minister, the Irish reapers in Anglesey took him for a priest and got him to bless them in Latin while they knelt.

a Caucasian

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

which person or people

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Much more than in any of his other books Borrow is the hero in "Wild Wales"--a strange black-coated gentleman with white hair striding over the hills and along the rivers, carrying an umbrella, asking innumerable questions and giving infinite information about history, literature, religion, politics, and minor matters, willing to talk to anyone, but determined not to put up at a trampers' hostelry.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading All wondered to hear the Saxon speaking or reading in Welsh.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A man who could speak Spanish addressed him in that language as a foreigner--"'I can't tell you how it was, sir,' said he, looking me very innocently in the face, 'but I was forced to speak Spanish to you.'" At Pentre Dwr the man with the pigs heard his remarks on pigs and said: "I see you are in the trade and understand a thing or two."