used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
aye
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From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
Bewick
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From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
an old word for “before”
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
frae
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From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
hae
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From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
hamenoun
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
lang
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From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
leap'd
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From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
moodie-hill
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From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
not one, and not any
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
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 And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
pitch'd
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From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
move upward
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
cut with a saw
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
a male human offspring
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
sword's
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From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
tellest
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From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Twas then came up Sir Robert Bewick, And his brave son alive saw he;
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He has pitch'd his sword in a moodie-hill, And he has leap'd twenty lang feet and three, And on his ain sword's point he lap, And dead upon the ground fell he.
victorie
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From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading But I made a vow, ere I came frae hame, That aye the next man I wad be."
which person or people
From this reading And get thee out of this country, That none may know who has done the deed."-- "O I have slain thee, billy Bewick, If this be true thou tellest to me;
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Rise up, rise up, my son," he said, "For I think ye hae gotten the victorie."
