adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
AftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
bloomsnounUS /bluːmz/
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
BOUR-TREE
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
braes
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
brawadjective
brightly colored and showy
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
broomsnounUS /bruːmz/
plural of “broom” — a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
cairnnounUS /kern/
a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
causey
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
CLINKUM-CLANK
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
DENnounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
fanoun
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
gaed
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From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
gane
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
gowden
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
hae
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
horse-shoe-airn
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
LoudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
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 Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
plumesnounUS /pluːmz/
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
rade
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
red-coat
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
RoundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
sae
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
saft
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
saikless
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
sea-side
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
stane
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
straigled
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
WearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
Winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
