used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
approval
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
distractionnounUS /dɪˈstrækʃən/
mental turmoil
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
gaun
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From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
girnin
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
greetin
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading “Whar’s Miss Marjory?” said the housemaid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
It's
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From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
lastsnounUS /læsts/
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
Maister
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From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
Marjory
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From this reading “Whar’s Miss Marjory?” said the housemaid.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Whar’s Miss Marjory?” said the housemaid.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
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 “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
saftly
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From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
express in words
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
taupies
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
the act of using
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
nonexistent
From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
wark
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
we're
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From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
Whar's
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From this reading “Whar’s Miss Marjory?” said the housemaid.
what's
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
wheen
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From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It’s a’ I can to do to keep things gaun, saftly and steadily, for the credit of the house, so long as my time lasts--without distraction from you.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Maister Fleming, it was ill done of you to let her go away, and never to say a word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
you're
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From this reading “If you think it’s you we’re wanting you’re far mistaken.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go away, go away, you taupies!” said Fleming; “go away to your wark; what’s the use o’ a wheen women, girnin’ and greetin’ about the place?
