Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

anew

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

(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 Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a loud resonant repeating noise

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

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

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

praise vociferously

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

an event that happens

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

the literary culture

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

relatively far from a center or middle

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Again all the sound in the land was the melancholy sweet kink, kink, kink of the smith's hammer.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Across the road sat Dite Deuchars, the mole-catcher, a solitary figure, taking his pleasure on the dyke.

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

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From this reading AARON LATTA The Airlie post had dropped the letters for outlying farms at the Monypenny smithy and trudged on.

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

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

in or at the place that

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

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

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the next clang on the anvil the middle letter fell flat, and now the likeness to Monypenny was absolute.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The smith having wiped his hand on his hair, made a row of them, without looking at the addresses, on his window-sill, where, happening to be seven in number, they were almost a model of Monypenny, which is within hail of Thrums, but round the corner from it, and so has ways of its own.