used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
aboot
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
in a state of sleep
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
bairnnoun
a child: son or daughter
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
cannanoun
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
deem to be
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
dee
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
eneuch
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
fennounUS /fen/
100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
frae
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
hae
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
he'll
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
It's
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
lassienounUS /ˈlæsi/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
laveverbUS /leɪv/
wash or flow against
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
luiknoun
city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
Maggie
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From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
maun
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From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
mucklenounUS /ˈmʌkəl/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
not any; not one
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
noo
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
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 “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
and nothing more
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
oorsels
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
not in physical motion
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
weel's
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
whilie
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From this reading “It’s little he’ll want for a whilie, father!” answered Maggie.
a Caucasian
From this reading No ’at I hae the least concern aboot the bonny white raven, only we maun consider _him_ like the lave!”
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading As soon as the baby was asleep, Maggie went back to the kitchen where her father still sat at work.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
ye'll
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From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
Ye're
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From this reading “Ye’re late the night, father!” she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I am that, lassie; but ye see I canna luik for muckle help frae you for some time: ye’ll hae eneuch to dee wi’ that bairn o’ yours; and we hae him to fen for noo as weel’s oorsels!
