Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

(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 For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

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

From this reading BRYDE AND MARGARET.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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From this reading BRYDE AND MARGARET.

plural of “builder” — a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And she sat by the foot of the cairn.

a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

divisible by two

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading And she sat by the foot of the cairn.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

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

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

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From this reading BRYDE AND MARGARET.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

in motion

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

not any; not one

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

precisely, exactly

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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

From this reading And she sat by the foot of the cairn.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

express in words

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

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

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

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

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For the lass walked easy and slow to the Hill of the Fort, as we will be calling it, and then turned to the ridge that runs to the right hand, for that way one can be seeing all the valley.

in or at the place that

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

which person or people

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.

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

From this reading I think truly there was not much sleep for Margaret, even as she said, for did not I hear her moving, and I would be thinking of her turning and twisting fornent the image-glass.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And I will tell you where the place is that they met, Bryde and Margaret, on the hill where the cairn stands and no man knows who would be the builders.