forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
(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 "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
baptizedadjectiveUS /bæpˈtaɪzd/
having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
Cameron
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From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
Donacha's
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From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
freebooters
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From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
Jeanie
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From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
a boy or man
From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
not any; not one
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
Roy
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From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
sundryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌndri/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
to-morrow
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From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "Poor unhappy abandoned lad!" said Jeanie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
WhistlernounUS /ˈwɪslər/
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading "I never was baptized that I know of--I have no other name than the Whistler."
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "Join wi' Rob Roy, or wi' Sergeant More Cameron" (noted freebooters at that time), "and revenge Donacha's death on all and sundry."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "What would ye do if you could escape from this place, and the death you are to die to-morrow morning?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But your Christian name, by which you were baptized?"
