used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
assuringadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrɪŋ/
giving confidence
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
bedimverb
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
Cuddie
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
deploreverbUS /dɪˈplɔːr/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
an old word for “before”
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
the organ of sight
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
gie
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
gudewife
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
LOGANnounUS /ˈloʊɡən/
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading LOGAN.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
mair
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
engage in
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
not any; not one
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
purpose-like
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
in the near future
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
suppered
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From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What tragic tears bedim the eye!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cuddie soon returned, assuring the stranger, with a cheerful voice, “that the horse was properly suppered up, and that the gudewife should make a bed up for him at the house, mair purpose-like and comfortable than the like o’ them could gie him.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
