adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
aff
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
amang
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
Baillie
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From this reading Lizzie Baillie.
blissfullyadverbUS /ˈblɪsfəli/
in a blissful manner
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
boardersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
braken
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From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
brogues
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
FifenounUS /faɪf/
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
goonnounUS /ɡuːn/
an awkward stupid person
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
Hieland
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
hoosie
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From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
householdersnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊldərz/
plural of “householder” — someone who owns a home
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
how
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From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
inhabitantsnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lizzie Baillie.
loaningnounUS /ˈloʊnɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
lodgers
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From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
MadeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
Neuk
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From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
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 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
Pettybaw
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From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
plaidnounUS /plæd/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
residentsnounUS /ˈrezɪdənts/
plural of “resident” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
she's
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
shoon
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From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
silknounUS /sɪlk/
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
skipverbUS /skɪp/
bypass
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
tartannounUS /ˈtɑːrtən/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading And she's cast aff her bonny goon Made o' the silk and satin, And she's put on a tartan plaid To row amang the braken.'
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
theekit
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From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Now she's cast aff her bonny shoon Made o' gilded leather, And she's put on her Hieland brogues To skip amang the heather.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We are in the East Neuk o' Fife; we are in Pettybaw; we are neither boarders nor lodgers; we are residents, inhabitants, householders, and we live (live, mind you) in a wee theekit hoosie in the old loaning.
