Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, losh me!

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From this reading ODOHERTY'S _Miscellanea Classica_.

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

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

full of events or incidents

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

the act of departing

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

a short coat

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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From this reading But, losh me!

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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

From this reading But, losh me!

-ing form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading ODOHERTY'S _Miscellanea Classica_.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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From this reading ODOHERTY'S _Miscellanea Classica_.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

and nothing more

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

one who is playfully mischievous

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

plural of “sheep” — woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

plural of “steel” — an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

a special situation

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

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From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

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

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Few things in my eventful life have made a deeper impression on me than what I am going to relate.

at the time that

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

during the time that

From this reading From his red poll a redder cowl hung down; His jacket, if through grease we guess, was brown; A vigorous scamp, some forty summers old; Rough Shetland stockings up his thighs were roll'd; While at his side horn-handled steels and knives Gleam'd from his pouch, and thirsted for sheeps' lives.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.

a late time of life

From this reading I have come on too far already, before mentioning a wonderful thing that happened to me when I was only seven years old.