adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
adae
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From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
aff
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From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
berriesnounUS /ˈberiz/
plural of “berry” — any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
quick and energetic
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
coomin
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
criesnounUS /kraɪz/
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
cudnoun
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
didna
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From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
Div
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
eatin
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From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
he's
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From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
Hillocks
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From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
Hopps
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
Hopps's
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From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
it's
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From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
laddienoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
magpienounUS /ˈmæɡpaɪ/
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
nane
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From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
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 “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
oot
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
ower-mony
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From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
Scotchmen
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From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
stiffnessnounUS /ˈstɪfnəs/
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
tnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
tae
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
there's
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From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “If he didna turn on me like a tiger!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘It’s nane o’ us, doctor; it’s Hopps’s laddie; he’s been eatin’ ower-mony berries.’
Weesht
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
wes
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From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
What's
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From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “‘What’s adae here, Hillocks?’ he cries; ‘it’s no an accident, is ‘t?’ and when he got aff his horse he cud hardly stand wi’ stiffness and tire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “‘Div ye mean tae say--’ “‘Weesht, weesht,’ an’ I tried tae quiet him, for Hopps wes coomin’ oot.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
you're
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From this reading “‘Well, doctor,’ begins he, as brisk as a magpie, ‘you’re here at last; there’s no hurry with you Scotchmen.
