Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

a child: son or daughter

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

for the reason that

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

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From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

a unit of pain intensity

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

slightly insane

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

start firing a weapon

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

in a grand manner

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

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From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

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

From this reading DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE.

and nothing more

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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 And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

come together

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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 Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

precisely, exactly

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

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

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

which person or people

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading "Man, Hamish, the hills are just vexed wi' me this day," said he, "and I ken a' their moods, as weel as a bairn kens his mother."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "To me," said I, and I would be searching about in my mind for the right words, like a pedant, for was I not college-bred--"to me," said I, "they aye look just grandly contemptuous," and, mind you, my heart went out to the great strong man at my side because of the soft place in his warm heart for the grim old hills, for I would aye be feared to talk that way to him, for fear of his laughing.

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

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.

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

From this reading Below the shoulder o' the big black hill, before ye come to the Laird's Turn, he halted.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And now you will be coming to meet Dan and me on the long road back from the South End, and coming on with us like a good comrade, for Dan that day walked like a man that was fey, and I, who would be thinking I kent him, might just as weel have been walking with a stranger.