Chapter VI

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

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

somewhat ill or prone to illness

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

(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 I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

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

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

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From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.

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

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

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

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

completely unclothed

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

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From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

at any time

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

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

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

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

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

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

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

immediately past

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

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

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

a form of address for a man

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

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 RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

established irrevocably

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading 'And the old jointure-house, Callum--our last home on earth--sick and ailing as my poor mother is, how is she ever to be got out of it?'

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

possessing sweep

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

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

From this reading THE RED PRIEST OF APPLECROSS.

in a thoughtful manner

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

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

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'The glen will be swept like Glentuirc,' said Callum, as we descended the hill slowly and thoughtfully; 'swept bare as my hand, devil a doubt of it.'

in the company of; together with

From this reading I heard, with the utmost alarm, the relation of all that had passed, and felt assured that my doom and the doom of our people were sealed.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To Mr. Snaggs, Callum had said nothing more than I would have said, but the chances are that, had I encountered him, my bearing might have been more violent.