used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CAVALIER'S WOOING.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
in addition
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
arch-fanatic
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
Balmaghie
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From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
Barscobe
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
Birsay
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
CAVALIER'S
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From this reading A CAVALIER'S WOOING.
cobblernounUS /ˈkɑːblər/
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
Duchrae
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
Earlstoun
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
Freuch
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From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
Gordon
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
informationsnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “information” — a message received and understood
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
Lennox
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
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 It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
Maclellan
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
not one, and not any
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
others
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
shrewdlyadverbUS /ˈʃruːdli/
in a shrewd manner
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John Graham assured himself that none of the servants were in the room, and then he said:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be a great taking, for there is a long price on every head of them."
William
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From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
WOOINGnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading A CAVALIER'S WOOING.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "I have sure informations from one Birsay Smith, a cobbler, by which I have my hand as good as upon the throat of that arch-fanatic, Anthony Lennox of the Duchrae, and also upon Sandy Gordon of Earlstoun, his younger brother William, Maclellan of Barscobe, and some others.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Think you, John," said Balmaghie, shrewdly, "that you will add Earlstoun and Barscobe to your new lands of Freuch?"
