used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
aff
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
anew
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
brethin
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
buits
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
clockin
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From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
crooze
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
Edinboro
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
efternune
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From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
fu
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From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
gaed
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From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
He's
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From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
himsel
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
juist
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From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
lippin
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From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
lookin
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
luggitch
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From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
naebody
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From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
nicht
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From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
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 had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
PolenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
prood
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From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
roond
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
rubbin
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
SabbathnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Sandy gaed on juist like a clockin' hen a' Sabbath efternune an' nicht.
settin
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
settiu
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
stockie
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From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
syne
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From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
there's
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From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
thinkin
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From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
thocht
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was rubbin' up his buits, an' syne brethin' on them, an' rubbin' them up again, an' settin' himsel' back an' lookin' at himsel' in them.
on a floor above
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
veesit
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
at the time that
From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading He had the upstairs bed lippin' fu' o' luggitch that he was thinkin' o' takin' wi' him.
wudda
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From this reading A body wudda thocht he was settiu' aff for a crooze roond the North Pole, instead o' on a veesit to Edinboro.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading He's a prood bit stockie, Sandy, mind ye, when there's naebody lookin'.
