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From this reading INVERNESS, _November_ 7_th_, [1858].
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From this reading INVERNESS, _November_ 7_th_, [1858].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
amplyadverbUS /ˈæmpli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
Benmore
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From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
CARRETA
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From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
placed crosswise
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
Icolmkill
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From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
INVERNESS
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From this reading INVERNESS, _November_ 7_th_, [1858].
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
in like or similar manner
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
MullverbUS /mʌl/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading INVERNESS, _November_ 7_th_, [1858].
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
on the contrary
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
repaidverbUS /riˈpeɪd/
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading INVERNESS, _November_ 7_th_, [1858].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
Tobermory
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From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
unwelladjectiveUS /ənˈwel/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I likewise went to Icolmkill, and passed twenty-four hours there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I suffered a great deal from hunger, but what I saw amply repaid me; on my return to Tobermory I was rather unwell, but got better.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I saw the wonderful ruin and crossed the island.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, After I wrote to you I walked round Mull and through it, over Benmore.
