1787
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From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BORDER AND HIGHLAND TOURS.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
ardournoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
BORDERnounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading BORDER AND HIGHLAND TOURS.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
a period of 100 years
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
classicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/
a creation of the highest excellence
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
districtsnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkts/
plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
Dr
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From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
one or the other of two
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
divisible by two
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
HIGHLANDnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading BORDER AND HIGHLAND TOURS.
HighlandsnounUS /ˈhaɪləndz/
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
instalments
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From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
engage in
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
ScottishnounUS /ˈskɑːtɪʃ/
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
surpassedverbUS /sərˈpæst/
past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
touringverbUS /ˈtʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
TOURSnounUS /tʊrz/
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading BORDER AND HIGHLAND TOURS.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In his ardour to look upon places famous for their natural beauty or their historic associations, or even for their having been mentioned in some old Scottish song, Burns surpassed both Gray and Johnson, and anticipated the sentiment of the present century.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Some small instalments of the profits of his new volume enabled our Poet, during the summer and autumn of 1787, to make several tours to various districts of Scotland, famous either for scenery or song.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
at the time that
From this reading A generation before this, poets in England had led the way in this--as when Gray visited the lakes of Cumberland, and Dr. Johnson the Highlands and the Western Isles.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
but in spite of that
From this reading The day of regular touring had not yet set in, and few Scots at that time would have thought of visiting what Burns called the classic scenes of their country.
