Chapter XIV

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

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

dwell

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

(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 There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

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

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

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From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

have

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

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From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

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

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

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

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

plural of “croft” — a small farm worked by a crofter

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

set up or found

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

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

From this reading THE TALE OF MESS HAIRRY.

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

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

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

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

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

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

coming only to the ankle or knee

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

staying power

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading THE TALE OF MESS HAIRRY.

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

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

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 “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TALE OF MESS HAIRRY.

above and across; more than

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

with low volume

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

-ing form of “regale” — provide with choice or abundant food or drink

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE TALE OF MESS HAIRRY.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading THE TALE OF MESS HAIRRY.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

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

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

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 There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading There I found a house well furnished, oxen and kine knee-deep in water, meadows, pastures, crofts of oats and bear in the hollows about the door, and over all such an air of bien and hospitable comfort that the place beckoned me to abide there.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Nathan Gemmell went beside me, regaling me with tales of the ancient days spoken in the broad and honourable sounding speech of the province.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So the service being ended for the day, I walked quietly over to Drumglass with Jean and her father.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “Hear ye, laddie,” he said, “gin ye come to the pairish o’ Balmaghie ye will need the legs o’ a racer horse, and the airms o’ Brawny Kim, the smith o’ Carlinwark.