used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
anew
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
beddingnounUS /ˈbedɪŋ/
coverings that are used on a bed
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
bedsteadnoun
the framework of a bed
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
Covenanter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
CUPBOARDnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading CUPBOARD LOVE.
divisible by two
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
evillyadverb
in a wicked evil manner
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
GuardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading CUPBOARD LOVE.
Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
not one, and not any
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
and nothing more
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading But, being a Covenanter at heart, he had left the service at the peril of his life and come again to the north.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
retainersnounUS /rɪˈteɪnərz/
plural of “retainer” — a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He had been a soldier and had even served in His Majesty's Guards.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
truckleverb
yield to out of weakness
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
well-house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This man, whom she had perforce to trust, was not one of our ancients, but only a stranger that had recently come into the country and taken service with us.
