Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

later than; following

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

anew

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

a mock scepter carried by a court jester

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

several beads threaded together on a string

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the two together, not just one

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

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From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

a small house with a single story

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

set up or found

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

tastelessly showy

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

something acquired without compensation

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

a boy or man

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

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 "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

go away from a place

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the quantity that can be held in a mug

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

not any; not one

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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 So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

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From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

up to a particular time

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

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From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

compress into a wad

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So auntie took the silver mug, and they both left me; but not till I had heard how, twa days after I had gane, David Preece had been to Donald Miller's cottage an' offered Maggie a necklace o' gaudy beads, and how Maggie handed them back tae him, though he told her he was to leave Slievochan next day.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

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From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

at the time that

From this reading Aunt Tibbie heard o' this: and when Maggie told what was the like o' the bauble, there was a cry for Preece, till it was heard how Rory Smith hadna' been seen for those three days, and that I hadna' been found or heard o'.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading So, ye ken, it was which o' us should come back first wad be ca'd to find the other twa.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "Auntie, wad ye tak it as my gift ta Maggie? and, uncle, will ye gie my message to Rab, that I'll no' stay here to bring an ill name or suspicion on him or his; but if he'd come an' gie me his hand before I'm awa'?--t'will be little to him, and much to me, though I've been true to him for a whole lifetime--what's gane of it, at least."

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "Safe put away wi' the chaney, lad, an' noo it's yours again."