Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

(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 whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

From this reading THE FLAME AND THE ALTAR.

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

From this reading THE FLAME AND THE ALTAR.

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

a large and stately mansion

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading THE FLAME AND THE ALTAR.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

destroyed or killed

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

discuss the terms of an arrangement

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

plural of “posture” — the arrangement of the body and its limbs

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading _Rough Royal_.

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _Rough Royal_.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

Identical; not different.

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

cut with a saw

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

of or relating to a sepulchre

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

third-person singular of “suspend” — hang freely

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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

From this reading THE FLAME AND THE ALTAR.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

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

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

at the time that

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

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

From this reading "As 'twixt two equal armies Fate Suspends uncertain victory, Our souls--which to advance our state Were gone out--hung 'twixt her and me:

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

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading "And whilst our souls negotiate there, We like sepulchral statues lay; All day the same our postures were, And we said nothing, all the day."

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading "And when he saw the statly towre Shining baith clere and bricht, Whilk stood abune the jawing wave, Built on a rock of height, "'Says, Row the boat, my mariners, And bring me to the land, For yonder I see my love's castle Close by the saut sea strand."