used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
(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 “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
dearly loved
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
braes
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From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
gourdnounUS /ɡɔːrd/
bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
From this reading His list of acquaintance grew like Jonah’s gourd.
Graeme
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From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading His list of acquaintance grew like Jonah’s gourd.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
Halbert
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From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
He's
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From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
holms
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From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
idealitynoun
the quality of being ideal
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
imaginableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/
capable of being imagined
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
injunctionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃənz/
plural of “injunction” — a formal command or admonition
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
Jonah's
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From this reading His list of acquaintance grew like Jonah’s gourd.
kinsmannounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/
a male relative
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading His list of acquaintance grew like Jonah’s gourd.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
Mossgray
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From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
not any; not one
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
obeyingverbUS /oʊˈbeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
any competition
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
ranksnounUS /ræŋks/
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
have in common
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
shaws
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From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Halbert was happy in a frank temper, and no great share of ideality.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
which person or people
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
willingnessnounUS /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
cheerful compliance
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He’s gentle--of all sorts beloved--and indeed much in the heart of the world.”--AS YOU LIKE IT.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading There were various good neighbours too who showed all willingness to aid him, and the race of young gentlemen who wrote themselves “younger of” all the castles and towers, shaws, braes, and holms of the district, opened their ranks with all imaginable pleasure to admit Halbert, “younger of Mossgray.”
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Halbert Graeme was fully bent upon obeying the injunctions of his kinsman, and had already, thanks to his youthful strength, high spirits, and grey pony, made considerable acquaintance with his ancestral country.
