used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
accommodateverbUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
matters of personal concern
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
(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 She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
BaptistnounUS /ˈbæptəst/
follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
bearersnounUS /ˈberərz/
plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading Please your Majesty, therefore, direct his bearers thither.”’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
Bothwell
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From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
cannot
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From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
Craigmillar
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From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
Des-Essars
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From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
command with authority
From this reading Please your Majesty, therefore, direct his bearers thither.”’
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
set up or found
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
KIRKnounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
go away from a place
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
Linlithgow
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From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
come together
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
not any; not one
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
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 KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
overlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/
look past, fail to notice
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please your Majesty, therefore, direct his bearers thither.”’
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
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 KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
Saint-Mary-in-the-Field
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From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Please your Majesty, therefore, direct his bearers thither.”’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She will look to see me there, but I cannot go, with all my affairs in this town out of train and no one to overlook them but myself.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KIRK O’ FIELD The Earl of Bothwell returned to Edinburgh the day before the Queen was to leave Glasgow, and sent for Des-Essars to come to his lodging.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Baptist,’ he said, ‘I understand that her Majesty will be at Linlithgow this night, with the King in his litter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I desire you, therefore, to go with the escort that is to meet her, and to give her this message from me: “It has not been found possible to accommodate the King at Craigmillar, but a house has been got for him near Saint-Mary-in-the-Field, and properly furnished.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please your Majesty, therefore, direct his bearers thither.”’
