used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
AthwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
aw
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aye
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From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
barternounUS /ˈbɑːrtər/
an equal exchange
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
Briton's
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bruolliments
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From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
buith
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From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
cheatsnounUS /tʃiːts/
plural of “cheat” — weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
downfa
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From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
frien
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From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
guineanounUS /ˈɡɪni/
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
hannounUS /hɑːn/
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
HarkverbUS /hɑːrk/
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
the state of being honored
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
inveytin
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From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
It's
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From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
Keyte
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From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
kurk
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From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
leyke
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From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
maizlin
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From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
nae
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From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
ninnynounUS /ˈnɪni/
a stupid foolish person
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
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 Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
rattlesnounUS /ˈrætəlz/
plural of “rattle” — a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
reeghts
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Sargin
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From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
scarsnounUS /skɑːrz/
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
in the near future
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But may nae frien’ o’ mine, By cheats turn out that maizlin ninny, To barter aw’ the Briton’s reeghts, For nonsense an’ a guinea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
in or at the place that
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
which person or people
From this reading But Sargin’ Keyte wad fain persuade It’s but the call of honour, Where certain fortune shall be made, By those who wait upon her, Off han’ this day.
Winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading Wi’ Keyte this day.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading * * * * * * I leyke the king, I leyke the state, The kurk and constitution, An’ on their foes buith soon and late, Wish downfa’ an’ confusion.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Hark! where th’ inveytin’ drum o’ Mars Athwart the far land rattles, It minds me aye o’ wounds an’ scars, O’ bruolliments an’ battles.
