2
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From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
3
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From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
aneath
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From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
budnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
canounUS /kʌ/
a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
ca't
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From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
doat
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From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
e'enadverb
even
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
fa's
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From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
frae
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From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
gae
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From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
ha'e
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From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
hieverb
move hurridly
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
I'll
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From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
IlknounUS /ɪlk/
a kind of person
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
ilka
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From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES MACPHERSON.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
MACPHERSON
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From this reading JAMES MACPHERSON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
come together
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
mony
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From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
express in words
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
be seated
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'll doat on ilka spot Where I ha'e been wi' thee; And ca' to mind some kindly word By ilka burn and tree.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
bound or secured closely
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
at the time that
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
in or at the place that
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading 3 I'll hie me to the bower That thou wi' roses tied, And where wi' mony a blushing bud I strove myself to hide.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 2 When I gae out at e'en, Or walk at morning air, Ilk rustling bush will seem to say I used to meet thee there.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then I'll sit down and cry, And live aneath the tree, And when a leaf fa's i' my lap, I'll ca't a word frae thee.
