Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

consider or hold as true

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

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

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

a borough in Scotland

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

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

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

rid of obstructions

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

approval

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

plural of “crest” — the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

negotiation between nations

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

-ing form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

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From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

set up or found

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

coins made of gold

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

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

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

held up in the air

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

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

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

From this reading MEDIATION.

a reminder of past events

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

someone who plays the bagpipe

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

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From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

asked for

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

except for; apart from

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

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From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

lie obliquely

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

doomed to extinction

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

the rays of the sun

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

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

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

in the direction of

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

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From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

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

From this reading At length it was clear to Lady Florimel that if her father had not forgotten her undertaking, but was, as she believed, expecting from her some able stroke of diplomacy, it was high time that something should be done to save her credit.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading On a lovely evening, therefore, the sunlight lying slant on waters that heaved and sunk in a flowing tide, now catching the gold on lifted crests, now losing it in purple hollows, Lady Florimel found herself for the first time, walking from the lower gate towards the Seaton.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

in or at the place that

From this reading Rounding the west end of the village, she came to the sea front, where, encountering a group of children, she requested to be shown the blind piper’s cottage.

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

From this reading Nor did she forget that the unpiped silence of the royal burgh was the memento of a practical joke of her father, so cruel that a piper would not accept the handsome propitiation offered on its account by a marquis.