Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

an ugly evil-looking old woman

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

informal terms for a meal

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

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From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

for more time

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

joined in matrimony

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

not any; not one

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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 “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

spoil as if by poison

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

tear or be torn violently

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

express in words

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

detached by cutting

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

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From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

marked by absence of sound

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

express in speech

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

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

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

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

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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

From this reading It’s but sitting silent when they examine me--there’s nae torture in our days; and if there is, let them rend me!--It’s ill o’ the vassal’s mouth that betrays the bread it eats.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

having been taken in marriage

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

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

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

at the time that

From this reading “But I hae heard say, gudewife,” continued Ochiltree, “there was a clatter in the country, that her husband and her were ower sibb when they married.”

which person or people

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “Wha durst speak o’ that?” said the old woman hastily; “wha durst say they were married?--wha ken’d o’ that?--Not the Countess--not I. If they wedded in secret, they were severed in secret--They drank of the fountains of their ain deceit.”

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

From this reading “Ha, ha!” she replied, “I aye thought it would come to this.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “No, wretched beldam!” exclaimed Oldbuck, who could keep silence no longer, “they drank the poison that you and your wicked mistress prepared for them.”