used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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AfricanadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
(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 THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
ANDERSONnounUS /ˈændərsən/
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
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aw
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Ay
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
daddle
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
EXHIBITIONnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
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a social unit living together
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
fast's
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fodder'd
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gi'e
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gie
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
I've
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
a boy or man
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
engage in
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assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
naigs
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
nar
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
Newsmongernoun
a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
Nichol
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
nine-tenths
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nowt
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
ostrichnounUS /ˈɔːstrɪtʃ/
a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
Sae
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
shek
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sight-seers
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smiddy
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
stuil
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
waddlenounUS /ˈwɑːdəl/
walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
which person or people
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
