Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

later than; following

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

anew

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

(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 When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

next to; at the side of

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

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From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

plural of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

past form of “challenge” — take exception to

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

a unit of pain intensity

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

set up or found

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

lamb leg suitable for roasting

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

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

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932)

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a small number or amount

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

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

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

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

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

a person who rules or guides or inspires others

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

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From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

most important element

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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 For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

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From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

musketeers and their muskets collectively

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

not any; not one

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

and nothing more

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

plural of “picket” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

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From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

in a vicious manner

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

express in words

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

term of address for a man

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

carry out

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

lacking in value or merit

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

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

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading For the second time in so many days we tasted food, a handful of meal to the quaich of water--no more and no less; and James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, supped his brose like the rest of us, with the knife from his belt doing the office of a horn-spoon.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

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

From this reading We had got the Campbells in the rear, but they never knew it A few of their scouts came out across the fields and challenged our pickets; there was an exchange of musketry, but, as we found again, we were thought to be some of the Lochaber hunters unworthy of serious engagement.

at the time that

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

a Caucasian

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

which person or people

From this reading Some hours after us came up the Camerons, who had fallen behind, but fresher and more eager for fighting than our own company, for they had fallen on a herd of roe on the slope of Sgur an Iolair, and had supped savagely on the warm raw flesh.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When we came up with the main body of MacDonald’s army, the country, as I say, was shining in the light of the moon, with only a camp-fire down in the field beside the castle to show in all the white world a sign of human life.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You might have brought us a gigot off your take,” Sir Alasdair said to the leader of them, Dol Ruadh.