used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
react verbally
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
cairried
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From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
croonin
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
daein
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
Daldowie
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From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
faither
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From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
hamenoun
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
a boy or man
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
lassienounUS /ˈlæsi/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
micht
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
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 was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And what was the name of the lassie?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
ower
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
peety
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From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
tak
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From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
thocht
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
wadna
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From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So I ran hame an’ fetched faither, an’ we cairried ye to Daldowie."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
whaever
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From this reading I was sorry for the lassie, whaever she micht be, and I thocht if I had a lad o’ my ain I should like him to be croonin’ ower my name, as you were daein’ hers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what was the name of the lassie?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ay, ye were that," she made answer, "or ye wadna be here the day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was that made me tak’ peety on you.
