used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
adventuring
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From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
in addition
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
for the reason that
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
BIRSAY
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From this reading BIRSAY THE COBBLER.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
bygoing
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From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
COBBLERnounUS /ˈkɑːblər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading BIRSAY THE COBBLER.
converseverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərs/
carry on a conversation
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
cumbered
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From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
Duchrae
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From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
Earlstoun
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From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
forfaulted
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From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
grab-all
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From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
Grier
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From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
LagverbUS /læɡ/
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
Lennox
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From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
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 Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
held dear
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
Maisie
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From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
engage in
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
not any; not one
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
many times at short intervals
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading And it cheered me much to find that I was not despised, because I was (as yet) no great fighting man of many inches or noble make like my brother Sandy.
sedateadjectiveUS /sɪˈdeɪt/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
sequesteringverbUS /sɪˈkwestərɪŋ/
-ing form of “sequester” — requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
in the near future
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
carry out
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BIRSAY THE COBBLER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
up to a particular time
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
precisely as stated
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
wanderersnounUS /ˈwɑːndərərz/
plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
which person or people
From this reading As for Earlstoun, we heard it was to be forfaulted very soon, and given to Robert Grier of Lag, who was a very grab-all among them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
women's
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From this reading Also I loved women's converse, having been much with my mother--indeed never long away from her side, till my vain adventuring forth to Edinburgh in the matter of the sequestering of the estate.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
but in spite of that
From this reading So many of the wanderers abode at the Duchrae that Maisie Lennox was much cumbered with serving; yet in her quiet sedate way she would often take a word with me in the bygoing, as if to let me feel that I was not lonely or forgotten.
