used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
aneadjectiveUS /eɪn/
used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
anower
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What a man you are!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
atower
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
BOWDEN
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
brawadjective
brightly colored and showy
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
Buird
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
caird
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
cakenounUS /keɪk/
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
Eh
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From this reading "Eh, Sandy!
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
here's
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
IEND
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
juist
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
like's
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
lookit
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
lyin
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What a man you are!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
mornin
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
mucklenounUS /ˈmʌkəl/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
Munanday
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From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
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 When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
o't
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
ParochialadjectiveUS /pərˈoʊkiəl/
relating to or supported by or located in a parish
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
prood
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From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
richt
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From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
shortie
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
sittin
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From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
stockin's
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
wantin
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From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I opened the box here's ane o' my stockin's lyin' on the tap o' a great big cake, juist like this:-- To B. BOWDEN from a F IEND I lookit anower at Sandy, an' here's him lyin' wi' a look on his face like's he was wantin' on the Parochial Buird.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
at the time that
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading When I got atower i' the mornin', what is there sittin' on my chair but a great muckle shortie in a braw box, wi' a Christmas caird on the tap o't.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I says, says I; for, mind you, I was a richt prood woman on Munanday mornin'.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What a man you are!"
