Chapter XIV

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

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

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

From this reading LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

a young person of either sex

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

approval

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

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

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS.

a person considered as descended from some ancestor

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

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

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

remove the dust from

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

divisible by two

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

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

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

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

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

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

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

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

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

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

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

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

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

possessive form of “jean” — a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

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

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

immediately past

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

the force of workers available

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LIFE AND DEATH OF MRS.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

strip the skin off

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

-ing form of “preside” — act as president

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

plural of “property” — something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

any competition

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

most frequent or common

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

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

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

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 Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

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

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

in or at that place or location

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

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

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

male cat

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Tales of them were rife for twenty miles about; and their name was even printed in the page of our Scots histories, not always to their credit.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

during the time that

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading WEIR The Lord Justice-Clerk was a stranger in that part of the country; but his lady wife was known there from a child, as her race had been before her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One bit the dust at Flodden; one was hanged at his peel door by James the Fifth; another fell dead in a carouse with Tom Dalyell; while a fourth (and that was Jean's own father) died presiding at a Hell-Fire Club, of which he was the founder.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.

time long past

From this reading The old "riding Rutherfords of Hermiston," of whom she was the last descendant, had been famous men of yore, ill neighbours, ill subjects, and ill husbands to their wives, though not their properties.