used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
consider or hold as true
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
(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 It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
Balmaghie
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From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
chaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
a clergyman ministering to some institution
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
Dee
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From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
a social unit living together
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
Girthon
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From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
GospelnounUS /ˈɡɑːspəl/
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LASS IN THE KIRKYARD.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
KennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
KIRKYARD
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From this reading THE LASS IN THE KIRKYARD.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
lairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
LASSnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading THE LASS IN THE KIRKYARD.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
mill-race
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From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
used to form the superlative
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
sylvannounUS /ˈsɪlvən/
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LASS IN THE KIRKYARD.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a parish greatly to my mind.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It lies, as all know, in the heart of Galloway, between the slow, placid sylvan stretches of the Ken and the rapid, turbulent mill-race of the Black Water of Dee.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
at the time that
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading From a worldly point of view the parish was most desirable.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I had been well-nigh a year about the great house of Girthon as family chaplain to the laird, when there came a call to accept the ministry of the Gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
