Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

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From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

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From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

a hat tied under the chin

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

get temporarily

From this reading Quoth I, ‘My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

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From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

without doubt or question

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

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From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

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From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

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From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Quoth I, ‘My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow?

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

a jaunty rhythm in music

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

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From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

not any; not one

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

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 WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quoth I, ‘My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow?

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

not often

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

estrangement from god

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Quoth I, ‘My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

past form of “warble” — sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

(used informally) very small

From this reading WAE’S ME FOR PRINCE CHARLIE A wee bird cam’ to our ha’ door, He warbled sweet an’ clearly, An’ aye the o’ercome o’ his sang, Was ‘Wae’s me for Prince Charlie!’

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

at the time that

From this reading O! when I heard the bonnie, bonnie bird, The tears cam’ droppin’ rarely; I took my bonnet aff my head, For weel I lo’ed Prince Charlie.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading ‘O! no, no, no,’ the wee bird sang, ‘I’ve flown sin’ mornin’ early, But sic a day o’ wind an’ rain-- Oh! wae’s me for Prince Charlie!

the words that are spoken

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Quoth I, ‘My bird, my bonnie, bonnie bird, Is that a sang ye borrow?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Are these some words ye’ve learnt by heart, Or a lilt o’ dool an’ sorrow?’