used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
afore
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
alter't
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
ava
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From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
aye
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
biel
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
Borelan
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
clatternounUS /ˈklætər/
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
CorrienounUS /ˈkɔːri/
a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
Corrie's
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
doon
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DrainverbUS /dreɪn/
flow off gradually
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
drain't
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
enclose with a fence
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
garsnounUS /ɡɑːrz/
plural of “gar” — primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
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gerse
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From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
gey
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
Hill'snounUS /hɪlz/
possessive form of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
hork
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From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
is't
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It's
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
KirknounUS /kɜːrk/
a Scottish church
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
Kirk'snounUS /kɜːrks/
possessive form of “kirk” — a Scottish church
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
lang
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
LeanounUS /liː/
a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
MainsnounUS /meɪnz/
plural of “main” — any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
minnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
mowdies
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From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
muirnounUS /mjʊr/
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
muirlan
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
nae
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From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
ochte
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
plantit
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
plyverbUS /plaɪ/
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
rhymin
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roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
roon
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
sairly
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
express in words
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
ScantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
only a very short time before
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
scribblin
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
Snell's
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From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
sud
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
syne
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
carry out
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
express in words
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Corrie Kirk’s nae kirk ava— Corrie Hill’s nae hill to roam on— Snell’s the blast on Corrie Law— Scant the gerse on Corrie Common.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
There's
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From this reading “There’s Corrie Lea an’ Corrie Law— Corrie Mains—an’ mowdies hork” there— “Corrie Hill an’ Corrie Ha’— Corrie Common, Corrie Kirk” there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
up to a particular time
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
trow
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
wantit
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From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading They tell me Corrie’s alter’t now; It’s drain’t, they say, an’ fenced an’ plantit; But as I min’ ’t, lang syne, I trow, Drain, fence, an’ biel war sairly wantit.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Than what is’t gars me ply my pen I’ scribblin’ doon this rhymin’ clatter?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
Ye'll
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
ye're
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From this reading But sud ye take ye’re way by Corrie, Till ye come gey near to Borelan’, Ye’ll aye see muir an’ bent afore ye— Scarce ochte a’ roon’ but bent an’ muirlan’.
