adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
AuldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
ava
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From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
bideverbUS /baɪd/
dwell
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
buryin
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From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
cheerfu
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
disappointmentnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
doggienounUS /ˈdɔːɡi/
informal terms for dogs
From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
eneugh
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
forgettin
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
he'll
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From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
He's
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
isna
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
it's
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From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
JocknounUS /dʒɑːk/
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
laddies
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
likesnounUS /laɪks/
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
maist
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
maister's
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From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
nae
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From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
onounUS /oʊ/
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 “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
ony
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading Perhaps, in time--” “It's nae use, ava,” Mr. Brown interrupted, and he related the incident of the evening before.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading The wee doggie cam' again to 'is maister's buryin'.
weel
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From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “He's cheerfu' eneugh maist o' the time, an' likes to be wi' the laddies as weel as ony dog, but he isna forgettin' Auld Jock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ay, it's a disappointment to me that he'll no' bide with me.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Man, ye ne'er saw the like o' it.
