used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
Ailsa
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From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
Allan
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From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
arrayedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪd/
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
Ascog
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From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
calmestadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːməst/
superlative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
featherverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
heronsnounUS /ˈherənz/
plural of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
indolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪndələnt/
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
Kilmory
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From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
larknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
lochnounUS /lɑːk/
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
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 Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
plaidnounUS /plæd/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
Redmain
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From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
term of address for a man
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of the calmest of summer days.
(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 On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On a day in June, Ailsa Redmain, well arrayed, went forth from Kilmory riding behind her father, Sir Oscar, on his sturdy horse.
whinnoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading The warm sweet smell of the whin bloom was in the air.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The lark sang merrily in the clear sky, and across the smooth, glassy surface of Ascog loch the herons flew with heavy, indolent wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside them walked her brother Allan, with a long staff in his hand, a plaid over his broad shoulder, and a tall feather in his bonnet.
