adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
Atween
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From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
DEADadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
FAUSE
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From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
FRAGMENTnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
Gae
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From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
gaed
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From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the [loch and heather], And still it was his dead Lady That [held his stirrup leather].
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the [loch and heather], And still it was his dead Lady That [held his stirrup leather].
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
lang
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From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the [loch and heather], And still it was his dead Lady That [held his stirrup leather].
LEMAN
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From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
lochnounUS /lɑːk/
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the [loch and heather], And still it was his dead Lady That [held his stirrup leather].
LOVERnounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
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 O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
rade
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From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
Sae
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From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɜːrəp/
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the [loch and heather], And still it was his dead Lady That [held his stirrup leather].
tak
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From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRAGMENT OF THE FAUSE LOVER AND THE DEAD LEMAN.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
wherein
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From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Gae back, gae back, ye fause ill wife, To the grave wherein ye lie, It never was seen that a dead leman Kept lover’s company!
Willie
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From this reading O Willie rade, and Willie gaed Atween the shore and sea, And still it was his dead Lady That kept him company.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O Willie, tak’ me up by ye, Sae far it is I gang; O tak’ me on your saddle bow, Or [your day shall not be lang].”
