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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
Allan
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
aye
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
barley
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
bree
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
c
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From this reading And aye they sang, &c.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
cock
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
craw
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
daw
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
dawn'd
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
day
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
drappie
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
drappie's
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
draw
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
e'e
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
fou
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
gilds
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
glee
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
gouden
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
grave
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
hapless
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
harbinger
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
hope
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
horn
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
just
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
land
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
lang
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
mair
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
mirth
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
moon's
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
morn
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
nae
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
night
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
now
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
o
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
o'er
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
pale
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
pass'd
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
Rab
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
sang
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
sea
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
sing
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
they'll
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
three
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
Thus
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
time
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
tint
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
tour
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
tree
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From this reading That time for them the cock did craw, The harbinger of morn to be; That time for them the day did daw’, Wi’ gouden tint o’er tour and tree.
wain
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
wax
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From this reading That time for them the moon’s pale horn Did wax and wain o’er land and sea, But now has dawn’d the hapless morn, That gilds the grave o’ a’ the three, Nae mair they sing “We are nae fou, Nae mair the drappie’s in their e’e, Nor cock does craw, nor day does daw’, Nae mair they’ll taste the barley bree.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
we'll
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From this reading And aye they sang, “We are nae fou, But just a drappie in our e’e; The cock may craw, the day may draw, And aye we’ll taste the barley bree.”
we're
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
wi
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
Willie
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From this reading Thus Willie, Rab and Allan sang, Thus pass’d the night wi’ mirth and glee, And aye the chorus, a’ night lang, Was, “As we’re now, we hope to be.”
