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From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
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From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
AberdeennounUS /ˈæbərdiːn/
a town in western Washington
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
CARRETA
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From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
Dwarf's
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From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading From Stromness I walked here.
hollowedverbUS /ˈhɑːloʊd/
past form of “hollow” — remove the inner part or the core of
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
HoynounUS /hɔɪ/
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
Inverness
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From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
IslenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
KIRKWALL
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From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
immediately past
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Norway
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
ORKNEY
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From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
sandstonenounUS /ˈsændstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
cut with a saw
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen the old Norwegian Cathedral; it is of red sandstone, and looks as if cut out of rock.
ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
Stromness
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From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
carry out
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading KIRKWALL, ORKNEY, _November_ 27_th_, _Saturday_ [1858].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
from that place or that time
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
create by training and teaching
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading From Stromness I walked here.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
in or at the place that
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I had a stormy passage to Stromness, from whence I took a boat to the Isle of Hoy, where I saw the wonderful Dwarf’s House hollowed out of the stone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR CARRETA, I am, as you see, in Orkney, and I expect every minute the steamer which will take me to Shetland and Aberdeen, from which last place I go by train to Inverness, where my things are, and thence home.
