Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading James bit his lip, but said nothing.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading James bit his lip, but said nothing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

the act of consuming food

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

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

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading He's making a grand marriage."

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From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading He's making a grand marriage."

a female heir

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading James bit his lip, but said nothing.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading James bit his lip, but said nothing.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He's making a grand marriage."

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From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading He's making a grand marriage."

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

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

meat from a mature domestic sheep

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

the middle of the day

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading James bit his lip, but said nothing.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

a meeting for execution of a group's functions

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

the underside of footwear or a golf club

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

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

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

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

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."

having been taken in marriage

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

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

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

during the time that

From this reading While they were eating it David said, "Donald McFarlane is to be wedded next month.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading The next day David came into the bank about noon, and said, "Come wi' me to McLellan's, James, and hae a mutton pie, it's near by lunch-time."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "He's spoken for Miss Margaret Napier; her father was ane o' the Lords o' Session; she's his sole heiress, and that will mean £50,000, foreby the bonnie place and lands o' Ellenshawe."