Chapter VIII

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From this reading _1.

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

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From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

praise vociferously

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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 II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

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From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

cut with a saw

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

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

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading For thy peer on earth could never be.’

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

From this reading III True Thomas he pu’d aff his cap, And louted low down on his knee: ‘Hail to thee, Mary, Queen of Heaven!

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

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

From this reading II Her skirt was o’ the grass-green silk, Her mantle o’ the velvet fyne; At ilka tett[6] o’ her horse’s mane Hung fifty siller bells and nine.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading Thomas the Rhymer_ I True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank; A ferlie[5] he spied wi’ his e’e; And there he saw a ladye bright Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.