used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
ABBEYnounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
ascendsverbUS /əˈsendz/
third-person singular of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Cowden
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
differverbUS /ˈdɪfər/
be different
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
without deviation
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
droskynoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
DRYBURGH
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
fore-and-aft-seated
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From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
Knowe
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From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
methinks
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
on the contrary
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
Tophet
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From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
vehiclesnounUS /ˈviːhɪkəlz/
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Such villages as we passed did not greatly differ from English villages.
warmernounUS /ˈwɔːrmər/
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the border hills were striking, especially the Cowden Knowe, which ascends into a prominent and lofty peak.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading After breakfast we took a drosky, or whatever these fore-and-aft-seated vehicles are called, and set out for DRYBURGH ABBEY, three miles distant.
in or at the place that
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a cold though rather bright morning, with a most shrewd and bitter wind, which blew directly in my face as I sat beside the driver.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An English wind is bad enough, but methinks a Scotch one, is rather worse; at any rate, I was half frozen, and wished Dryburgh Abbey in Tophet, where it would have been warmer work to go and see it.
