Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

anew

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

(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 At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

being in a state of proper equilibrium

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the two together, not just one

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

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From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the place where something divides into branches

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

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From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

immediately past

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the act of tarrying

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

hardened sugary exudation of various trees

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “marigold” — any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

unhurried and relaxed

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

not any; not one

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

according to the clock

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

above and across; more than

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

a reddish brown homespun fabric

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

except for; apart from

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

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From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

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From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

up to a particular time

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading At the ‘fower hours’ Peggy’s famous pie was to serve as the _pièce de résistance_, well balanced by ale and glenlivat.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

at the time that

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

a Caucasian

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading ‘A’ WILL BE RICHT AGAIN WHEN JAMIE HE’S COME BACK.’

plural of “wine” — fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her maiden efforts in preserves, elderflower and elderberry, currant, and ginger wines were to keep company with the butter-bannocks and cakes and honey, the loaf-bread, the short-bread and the diet-loaf which suited the old lady’s green tea.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would permit a four o’clock tea, or ‘fower hours,’ something perfectly distinct from a modern kettledrum.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading At last, when the late harvest of those days was nearly over, when Balcairnie was ‘grieving,’ or ‘leading,’ or ‘forking’ in the fields and in the stack-yards both of Balcairnie and Drumsheugh, before the first hoar frost had melted in the early rays of the morning sun, till it was lying again thick and white all around, like the manna of the children of Israel, in the moon-light; when the mellow russet and yellow apples had long replaced the delicate pink-and-white apple blossom, and there were no lingering flowers in the gardens save sun-flowers, marigolds, and daisies, Drumsheugh and his mother were to come home--not ‘late, late in the gloamin,’ like Kilmeny, but at a more rational hour of the afternoon.