Chapter XXVIII

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

(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 Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

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

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

subject to appointment

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

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From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

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From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

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

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

steadiness of mind under stress

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

carry on a conversation

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

extended verbal expression in speech or writing

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

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

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

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

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a search for knowledge

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

for more time

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

engage in

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

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

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

music composed for dancing the pavane

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a light shade of red

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

recurring with measured regularity

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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 Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

From this reading In a little card-room opening on the ball-room sat Breadalbane and the Earl of Stair, in converse.

lacking natural ease

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

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

From this reading Breadalbane appeared ill and anxious; his delicate face was pale and drawn, his manner strained to composure and quiet.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

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

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a Caucasian

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

in the company of; together with

From this reading FOREBODINGS The musicians were playing the delicate melody of a pavan in Lady Breadalbane’s ball-room, the air was heavy with the scent of the white and pink roses that decorated the walls and the rhythmical movements of the dancers were reflected in smooth pale floors.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Their discourse lay round the word now in the mouth of all Scotland, Glencoe.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “Ye hae heard?” said Breadalbane, “that the King’s commission appointed to make the inquiry canna be kept off it ony longer.