adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
bluid
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From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
I'm
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
leenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
loud's
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From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
mair
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny may, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
nae
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
oer
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
putn't
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From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
putten
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From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
Randal's
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
Sae
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From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
She's
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From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
taen
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From this reading She’s putten her hand down by her spare And out she’s taen a knife, And she has putn’t in her heart’s bluid, And taen away her life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae yae son, Just now come oer the sea.”
yae
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From this reading For I’m Lord Randal’s yae daughter, He has nae mair nor me.”
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye lee, ye lee, ye bonny lad, Sae loud’s I hear ye lee!
