adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
Annan
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From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
betideverbUS /bɪˈtaɪd/
become of; happen to
From this reading “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
briernounUS /ˈbraɪər/
tangled mass of prickly plants
From this reading And wae betide the bush of brier!
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading And wae betide the bush of brier!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
drumlie
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From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
frush
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From this reading “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
ladye
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From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
limbsnounUS /lɪmz/
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
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 “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And wae betide the bush of brier!
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
saugh
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From this reading “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
ta'en
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From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
wae
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From this reading “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
wandnounUS /wɑːnd/
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading “O wae betide the frush saugh wand!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It brake into my true love’s hand, When his strength did fail, and his limbs did tire.
wot
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From this reading He has ta’en the ford at that stream tail; I wot he swam both strong and steady; But the stream was broad, and his strength did fail, And he never saw his bonny ladye.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “And wae betide ye, Annan water, This night that ye are a drumlie river!
