Chapter VII

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From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

anew

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

eagerly desirous

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

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From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

have

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

see with attention

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

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From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

coins made of gold

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

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

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

a kind of person

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

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

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

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From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

not any; not one

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading THE TWENTY-THIRD OF NOVEMBER.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TWENTY-THIRD OF NOVEMBER.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

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

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

covered with a firm surface

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

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 He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

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

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

term of address for a man

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

plural of “stuart” — United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

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

From this reading THE TWENTY-THIRD OF NOVEMBER.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

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

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

coming next after the twenty-second in position

From this reading THE TWENTY-THIRD OF NOVEMBER.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

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

From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

which person or people

From this reading In sunny beauty, the 23rd of November, 1440, dawned on the green hills, the old grey city of the Stuarts, and on the distant sea; and, as the morning advanced, a man, who by his pale and anxious face seemed to have passed a sleepless night, walked slowly to and fro on the paved bartizan of King David's Tower.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.

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From this reading He was Sir William Crichton of that ilk--the lord chancellor of Scotland--no sinecure office, under James II.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading The silver _Forth_ her own majestic flood Shall bear her vessels like a sweeping train; And often wish, as of their mistress proud, With longing eyes to see her face again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now like a maiden-queen she will behold To her high turrets hourly suitors come; The East with incense and the West with gold, Shall stand like suppliants to receive her doom.