Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

(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 "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

clothing in general

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

your parents

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

the act of departing

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

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

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

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

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

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

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

and nothing more

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

a Scottish church

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

the literary culture

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

engage in

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

information about recent and important events

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

many times at short intervals

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

unusual or striking

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

term of address for a man

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

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From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

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From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

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

From this reading COMIC OVERTURE TO A TRAGEDY "Jean Myles bides in London" was the next remarkable news brought by Tommy from Thrums Street.

plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use

From this reading That ain't all neither, they canna find out what street she bides in, but it's on the bonny side of London, and it's grand, and she wears silk clothes, and her Tommy has velvet trousers, and they have a servant as calls him 'sir.'

(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 They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading They often looks for her in the grand streets, but they're angry at her getting on so well, and Martha Scrymgeour said it were enough to make good women like her stop going reg'lar to the kirk."

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

From this reading Oh, I would just like to kick him!

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading "And that ain't all, Magerful Tam is her man; and that ain't all, she has a laddie called Tommy and that ain't all, Petey and the rest has never seen her in London, but she writes letters to Thrums folks and they writes to Petey and tells him what she said.