Chapter XIV

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From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

higher than, or over, something

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

(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 My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

the past participle of “be”

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

at or toward the back of something

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

capable of wounding

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

brought into existence

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845)

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

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From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

deem to be

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

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From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

without doubt; certainly

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

plural of “dub” — the new sounds added by dubbing

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

one or the other of two

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

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From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

plural of “leaving” — the act of departing

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

structures collectively in which people are housed

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

(archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

move about in a confused manner

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

not any; not one

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

a separate part of a whole

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

possessing material wealth

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

plural of “sack” — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

be seated

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

up to a particular time

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

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

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

up to a particular time

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

precisely as stated

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

used to ask for information about something

From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

at the time that

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

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From this reading and so was I; for I had not been a chapman above two days, until I began to consider the deep ditches, midden dubs, biting dogs and wiet sacks: And what comfort is it, says I, to lye

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _The following relation is taken from his own mouth, verbatim._ I John Cheap by chance, at some certain time, doubtless against my will, was born at the Hottom, near Habertehoy mill: My father was a Scots Highlandman, and

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading in a cows oxter, the length of a cold winter night: to sit behind backs, till the kail be a cuttied up, and then to lick colley’s leavings.[72]

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

From this reading My first journey was through old Kilpatrick, all the day long I got no meat nor money until the evening, I began to ask for lodging, then every wife to get me away, would either give me a cogful of kail, or piece of cake.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading my mother a Yorkshire wench, but honest, which causes me to be of a mongrel kind; I made myself a chapman when very young, in great hopes of being rich when I became old; but fortune was fickle