Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

the state of being absent

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

(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 On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

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

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

dearly loved

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

set up or found

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

destroyed or killed

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

engage in

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

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From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

a form of address for a man

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

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

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

literature in metrical form

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

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

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

the trait of avoiding excesses

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

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

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading Almost every name we heard spoken along the railroad, every stream we passed, every point we looked at, recalled some line of Walter Scott's poetry, or some event of history.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

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

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

showing sorrow

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

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

From this reading On Tuesday morning Mr. S. and C---- had agreed to go back to Glasgow for the purpose of speaking at a temperance meeting, and as we were restricted for time, we were obliged to make the visit to Melrose in their absence, much to the regret of us all.

during the time that

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading It was one of those soft, showery, April days, misty and mystical, now weeping and now shining, that we found ourselves whirled by the cars through this enchanted ground of Scotland.

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

From this reading G---- thought we would make a little quiet run out in the cars by ourselves, while Mr. S. and C---- were gone back to Glasgow.

produce a literary work

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR AUNT E.:-- You wanted us to write about our visit to Melrose; so here you have it.