used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
apparitionnounUS /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
bellowsnounUS /ˈbeloʊz/
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
Dominienoun
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
Dominie's
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From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
h'm-h'm-h'm
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From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
LAIRDnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading THE LAIRD OF WINEHOLM.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
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 The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
mucklenounUS /ˈmʌkəl/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
NanounUS /nɑː/
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
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 "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAIRD OF WINEHOLM.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
quoth
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From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
sicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
express in words
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAIRD OF WINEHOLM.
a special situation
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
communicated in words
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
wadna
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From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dominie shook his head, and uttered a long "h'm-h'm-h'm," as if he knew more than he was at liberty to tell.
Weel
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From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
WINEHOLM
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From this reading THE LAIRD OF WINEHOLM.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Weel, that beats the world," said the smith, as he gave over blowing the bellows, and looked anxiously in the Dominie's face.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Na, I never heard o' sic a thing as yet," quoth the smith; "but I wadna wonder muckle that the news should turn out to be true."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard any thing of the apparition which has been seen about Wineholm Place?" said the Dominie.
