aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Border Ballad_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading _Border Ballad_.
lacking funds
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
the first light of day
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
HuttonnounUS /ˈhʌtən/
English cricketer (1916-1990)
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
lairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
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 It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
LovellnounUS /ˈlʌvəl/
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
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From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
staggeredverbUS /ˈstæɡərd/
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It should have been the dawn, or at least the false dawn, he thought, long since.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Since he had knelt from midnight, and it was now the sixth hour of the day, he staggered; innumerable echoes brushed through the blackness of the chapel; the blood made flames in his eyes and roared in his ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
at the time that
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "When they were come to Hutton Ha’ They ride that proper place about, But the laird he was the wiser man, For he had left nae gear about."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In the darkness Young Lovell of the Castle rose from his knees, and so he broke his vow.
