adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
baith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
darksome
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From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
doun
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From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
Elliot
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From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
faredverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give these stanzas— VIII.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
hetadjective
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give these stanzas— VIII.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
ixnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
Lammermoor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
LeadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/
set afire or burning
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
Merse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
onounUS /oʊ/
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 They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
quotesnounUS /kwoʊts/
plural of “quote” — a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
sae
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
Teviotdale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I give these stanzas— VIII.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
TweednounUS /twiːd/
thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
From this reading They lighted on the banks o’ Tweed, And blew their coals sae het, And fired the Merse and Teviotdale, All in an evening late.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As they fared up o’er Lammermoor, They burned baith up and doun, Until they came to a darksome house, Some call it Leader Town.
viiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
xnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
xinounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
xvnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
xviiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading Colonel Elliot quotes, as in his opinion the best, stanzas viii., ix., x., xi., while he thinks xv., xviii. the worst.
