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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
aft
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
aneath
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
baby
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
ben
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
birdie
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
brings
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
buds
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
caught
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
cauld
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
chest
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
Clarence
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
cold
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
confirmed
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
crest
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
day
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
decay
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
dinna
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
doom
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
doubie
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
dun
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
endures
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
eyes
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
farthest
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
field
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
first-born
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
fulfilled
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
glints
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
gorbal
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
gossiping
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
grey
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
guardsman
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
heart
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
heaven
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
humblest
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
ken
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
latest
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
lead
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
light
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
like
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
longest
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
lowin
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
misty
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
morn
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
mother's
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
nest
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
Newspaper
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From this reading _Scotch Newspaper_.
nurse
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
O
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
prideful
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
queen
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
sair
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
schule
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
Scotch
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From this reading _Scotch Newspaper_.
seem
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
seems
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
sing
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
sodger
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
sorrow
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
speck
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
stern
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
sternest
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
succumbed
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
summer
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
sun
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
sunny
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
tak's
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
test
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
tree
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
tried
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
warrior's
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
wee
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
welkin
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
wha
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
wha's
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
whiles
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
wi
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From this reading ‘The cauld, grey, misty morn aft brings a sunny summer day; The tree wha’s buds are latest is longest to decay; The heart sair tried wi’ sorrow still endures the sternest test: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
wickedness
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
win
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From this reading ‘The wee wee stern that glints in heaven may be a lowin’ sun, Though like a speck of light it seem amid the welkin dun; The humblest sodger on the field may win a warrior’s crest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.’
wins
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From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
Winslows
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From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE wickedness of the nurse was confirmed in my mother’s eyes when the doom on the first-born of the Winslows was fulfilled, and the poor little baby, Clarence, succumbed to a cold on the chest caught while his nurse was gossiping with a guardsman.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘O dinna look, ye prideful queen, on a’ aneath your ken, For he wha seems the farthest _but_ aft wins the farthest _ben_, And whiles the doubie of the schule tak’s lead of a’ the rest: The birdie sure to sing is the gorbal of the nest.
