9
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
at or in the front
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
(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 But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
for the reason that
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
blanketingverbUS /ˈblæŋkətɪŋ/
-ing form of “blanket” — cover as if with a blanket
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
Bogle
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From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
Cailein
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From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
gorsenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
Janet
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From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
Kelpienoun
(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
Lowlandernoun
a native of the Lowlands of Scotland
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
MacnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
MinanounUS /ˈmiːnə/
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
Mor
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From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
and nothing more
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
having a point
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
softheartedadjective
easily moved to pity or sorrow
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
express in words
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Kelpie fell back a step or two.
unluckyadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌki/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
precisely as stated
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked thoughtfully on a golden patch of gorse blanketing the hillside ahead, and her smile was very pointed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But—if she was so unlucky as to be caught, which she did not at all intend to be—she would be very happy indeed to tell Mac Cailein Mor all about Mina, Bogle, and the Lowlander.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No, she would not betray Janet—not, she reminded herself, because she was softhearted, but only because it would not help herself.
