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Chapter XVII
There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird. "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message. Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court. The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her. To-day there was pale sunlight.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
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From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
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From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
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From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
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From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
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From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
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From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
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From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
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From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
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From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day there was pale sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander came down the stair and out into the flagged court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day there was pale sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day there was pale sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day there was pale sunlight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather had been unwontedly clement, melting the earlier snows, letting the brown earth forth again for one look about her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
at the time that
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He's in his ain room in the keep," said Davie, and went with the message.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There had been three hours of light on Christmas Day when Robin Greenlaw appeared at Glenfernie House and would see the laird.
