adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
Craigha
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From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
ell-es
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From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
fleeverbUS /fliː/
run away quickly
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
gaed
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From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
hae
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From this reading "O, little wee man, but ye hae power!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
I'm
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From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
kneenounUS /niː/
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
lang
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From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE WEE MAN.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
mair
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From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
MANnounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE LITTLE WEE MAN.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
Midmar
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From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
nimbleadjectiveUS /ˈnɪmbəl/
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
onounUS /oʊ/
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 As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "O, little wee man, but ye hae power!
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
saxnounUS /sæks/
a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
spannounUS /spæn/
the complete duration of something
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
stane
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From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
tak
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From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE WEE MAN.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I gaed out to tak the air Between Midmar and bonny Craigha', There I met a little wee man, The less o' him I never saw.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
WEEadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading THE LITTLE WEE MAN.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His legs were but a finger lang, And thick and nimble was his knee; Between his brows there was a span, Between his shoulders ell-es three.
wite
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From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He lifted a stane sax feet in height, He lifted it up till his right knee, And fifty yards and mair I'm sure, I wite he made the stane to flee.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "O, little wee man, but ye hae power!
