adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
AULDadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading TEN AULD HOOSE O’ GALBRAITH.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
Croale
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From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
GALBRAITHnounUS /ˈɡælbreɪθ/
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
From this reading TEN AULD HOOSE O’ GALBRAITH.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
Gibbie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
hill-step
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
HOOSE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TEN AULD HOOSE O’ GALBRAITH.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
Jink
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
lockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 TEN AULD HOOSE O’ GALBRAITH.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
prominentadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːmənənt/
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
sailorsnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
Sambo's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
signsnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
TENnounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TEN AULD HOOSE O’ GALBRAITH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As they crossed the end of it she cast a look down Jink Lane, and thought of her altered condition with a sigh.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then the memory of the awful time amongst the sailors, in which poor Sambo’s frightful death was ever prominent, came back like a fog from hell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
tumblernounUS /ˈtʌmblər/
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
Widdiehill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made haste to lock her door, and they walked side by side to the Widdiehill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One cold afternoon in the end of October, when Mistress Croale was shutting up her shop in the market, and a tumbler of something hot was haunting her imagination, Gibbie came walking up the long gallery with the light hill-step which he never lost, and startled her with a hand on her shoulder, making signs that she must come with him.
