used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
cragnounUS /kræɡ/
a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
drizzlenounUS /ˈdrɪzəl/
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
hill-side
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From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
MACPHERSON
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From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
mist-ridden
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From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
not any; not one
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
overwhelmverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
plaidnounUS /plæd/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
in or at that place or location
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The black outline of hills closed about the Fort as though to overwhelm it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading No sound there was but the weary dripping of rain and the noise of running water over stones.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The figure on the mist-ridden hill-side never moved, but remained as lifeless as the crag behind him--part as it were of the tragic twilight.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Night was falling and a thin drizzle of rain coming out of the west.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON AND THE DUKE On the brow of the high ground close to Fort Augustus there sat a solitary man wrapped to his nose in a great Highland plaid.
