184
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From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
admittancenounUS /ədˈmɪtəns/
the right to enter
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
bluid
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From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
CarewnounUS /ˈkæruː/
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
cauld
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From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
Cheyne
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From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
clamoredverbUS /ˈklæmərd/
past form of “clamor” — make loud demands
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
Clontarf
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From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
cock-shooting
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From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
Dan
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From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
fernnounUS /fɜːrn/
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
Fred
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From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
Glenallan's
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From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
HorsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
Kate
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From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
kerne
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From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
knocksnounUS /nɑːks/
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
Mohun
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From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
moorlandnounUS /ˈmʊrlænd/
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
ranksnounUS /ræŋks/
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
ridesnounUS /raɪdz/
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
Roland
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From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
sae
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From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
SpectrenounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
to-day
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From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading Old Dan Tucker, or the Spectre Horseman, never clamored more loudly for admittance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the beginning of December, 184-(said Fred.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
Wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
at the time that
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Carew); we were sitting down to dinner after a capital day's cock-shooting--besides myself there were Lord Clontarf, Mohun, and Kate, my wife--when we were disturbed by a perfect hail of knocks at the hall door.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading * * * * * My horse should ride through their ranks sae rude, As he would through the moorland fern, And ne'er let the gentle Norman bluid Grow cauld for the Highland kerne."
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Now what wouldst thou do, good my squire, That rides beside my rein, Wert thou Glenallan's earl to-day, And I were Roland Cheyne?
