used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
AberdeennounUS /ˈæbərdiːn/
a town in western Washington
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
bul-bul
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From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
complimentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləmentɪd/
past form of “compliment” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
coo-coo
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From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
Copsenoun
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
dee
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From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
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 =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
Dunbar
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From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
Fat's
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From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
fleetnessnoun
rapidity of movement
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
gaun
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From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
hae
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From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
I'm
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
Jeannie
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From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
and nothing more
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
Maggie
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
mannie
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
take in marriage
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
MatrimonynounUS /ˈmætrəmoʊni/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
on't
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
OrnithologynounUS /ˌɔːrnɪˈθɑːlədʒi/
the branch of zoology that studies birds
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
ower
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
any competition
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
RobertsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
sarcasticadjectiveUS /sɑːrˈkæstɪk/
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
ScotsmannounUS /ˈskɑːtsmən/
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
term of address for a man
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose, ma'am," replied the humorous judge, "it is the male of the coo-coo."
express in words
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
Weel
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From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
wha
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From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
at the time that
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "Weel, Maggie, lass, I'm just gaun to marry that farm ower by there, and live wi' the bit mannie on't."
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
WinningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading =Winning the Race Instead of the Battle= When Sir John Copse fled from Dunbar, the fleetness of his horse carried him foremost, upon which a sarcastic Scotsman complimented him by saying, "Deed, sir, but ye hae won the race: win the battle wha like!"
ye're
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From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading =Ornithology= "Pray, Lord Robertson," said a lady to that eminent lawyer at a party, "can you tell me what sort of a bird the bul-bul is?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading =A Practical View of Matrimony= "Fat's this I hear ye're gaun to dee, Jeannie," said an Aberdeen lass to another young woman.
