Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

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From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading THE BROKEN TRYST.

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From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

an association of criminals

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

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From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

the act of departing

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

a girl or young woman who is unmarried

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

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 "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

be seated

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BROKEN TRYST.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

a branch of the Tai languages

From this reading He said, think na lang lassie tho' I gang awa'.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

a shaky motion

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex

From this reading THE BROKEN TRYST.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

at the time that

From this reading "I sit on my creepie, and spin at my wheel, And I think on the laddie that lo'ed me sae weel; He had but ae sixpence, he brake it in twa, And gied me the hauf o' t when he gaed awa'.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I am going to be ill," said Mary, with trembling lips, "I feel as if I were walking into a great darkness, Maggie."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll come and see you in spite o' them a'" --Logie O Buchan.