used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
auldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
bairns
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From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
Bertram
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From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
blackcocknoun
male black grouse
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
brawadjective
brightly colored and showy
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
a young person of either sex
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
cottars
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From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
Ellangowan
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From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
faireradjectiveUS /ˈferər/
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
start firing a weapon
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
Godfrey
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From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
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 Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
hearthsnounUS /hɑːrθs/
plural of “hearth” — an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
homelessnounUS /ˈhoʊmləs/
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
ten 10s
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
LairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
lifebloodnounUS /ˈlaɪfblʌd/
the blood considered as the seat of vitality
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
rivenverbUS /ˈrɪvən/
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
roof-tree
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From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
get rid of
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
thatchnounUS /θætʃ/
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading Ye have riven the thatch off seven cottars' houses--look if your roof-tree stands the faster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Our bairns are hanging on our weary backs--look to it that your braw cradle at hame is the fairer spread!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading This day ye have quenched seven smoking hearths--see if the fire in your own parlour burns the brighter for that?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are thirty yonder that would have shed their lifeblood for you--thirty, from the child of a week to the auld wife of a hundred, that you have made homeless, that you have sent out to sleep with the fox and the blackcock.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ride your ways, Laird of Ellangowan," she cried, "ride your ways, Godfrey Bertram!
