used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
agreementnounUS /əˈɡriːmənt/
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
react verbally
From this reading _SOPHIA'S ANSWER_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
braes
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From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
contributeverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
bestow a quality on
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
deliveringverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
Effick
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From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
divisible by two
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
ForesternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
foundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
kaleyard
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From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
Kilrundle
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From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
immediately past
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
numerously
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From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
SessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
SOPHIA'S
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From this reading _SOPHIA'S ANSWER_.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The foundation stone of the new Church was to be laid, and from the most distant corners of Kilrundle parish the people came streaming in across the braes, more numerously even than for the Sunday meeting.
in the direction of
From this reading The foundation was already dug, and every owner of a horse and cart had agreed to contribute so many days' labour towards delivering the materials on the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thursday morning was the opening of a great day in Glen Effick.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Session had at last come to an agreement with Widow Forester for half of her kaleyard on which to build their Church.
