used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
awa
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From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
bauld
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From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
blithesomeadjective
carefree and happy and lighthearted
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
at any time
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading An' noo he'll not forget.
gaed
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From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
gane
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From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
grat
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From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
hae
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From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
he'll
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From this reading An' noo he'll not forget.
he's
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From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
I'll
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From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
a narrow way or road
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
lungnounUS /lʌŋ/
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
mair
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From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
maister
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From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
nanounUS /nɑː/
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
nae
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From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
noo
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From this reading An' noo he'll not forget.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An' noo he'll not forget.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
sae
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From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
sair
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From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
express in words
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
estrangement from god
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
There'll
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From this reading Some blithesome day I'll hear his step; There'll be nae kindred near; For a' they grat, they gaed awa',-- But he shall find _me_ here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading I could na, an' I did na gang, For a' they vexed me sair, An' said sae bauld that they nor Should ever see him mair.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
a late time of life
From this reading "I hear they say 'tis very lung That years hae come and gane, Sin' first they put my maister here, An' grat an' left him lane.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I ken he's near me a' the while, An' I will see him yet; For a' my life he tended me.
