Chapter VI · Chapter 6

higher than, or over, something

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

later than; following

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

anew

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

(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 "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

stick to firmly

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the lower side of anything

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

terminate

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

moving swiftly

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

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

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

held dear

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

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

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

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

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

the sound of a bell ringing

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

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 SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

not in physical motion

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

carry out

From this reading "After all," he said, "new countries, sun, music, and all the rest, can never take down our gusty, rainy, smoky, grim old city out of the first place it has been making for itself in the bottom of my soul."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

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

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On his return to Scotland the spell of his own land fell upon R.L.S. for the first time.

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

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading SCOTLAND AGAIN "Bells upon the city are ringing in the night, High above the gardens are the houses full of light, On the heathy Pentlands is the curlew flying free, And the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

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

From this reading He realized now how he loved it spite of its bad climate, how much there was at home waiting for him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

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

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "We canna break the bonds that God decreed to bind, Still we'll be the children of the heather and the wind, Far away from home O, it's still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie."