used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
aik
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From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
Cow-me-doo
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
a female human offspring
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
doo
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From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
frae
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From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
garnounUS /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
gowd
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
guid
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
hadnae
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From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
hae
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
hersell
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From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
hieverb
move hurridly
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
hingers
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From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
intill
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From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
set afire or burning
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
Mar's
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From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
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 “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
ony
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From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
roun
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From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
sae
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From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
cut with a saw
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
siller
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From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
simmer's
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From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
sprightlyadjectiveUS /ˈspraɪtli/
full of spirit and vitality
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
up to a particular time
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading As thus she did amuse hersell, Below a green aik tree, There she saw a sprightly doo Set on a tower sae hie.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
wanounUS /wɑː/
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
(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 But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was intill a pleasant time, Upon a simmer’s day, The noble Earl of Mar’s daughter Went forth to sport and play.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
ye'll
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
Ye'se
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From this reading “O Cow-me-doo, my love sae true, If ye’ll come down to me, Ye’se hae a cage o guid red gowd Instead o simple tree:
but in spite of that
From this reading But she hadnae these words well spoke, Nor yet these words well said, Till Cow-me-doo flew frae the tower And lighted on her head.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll put gowd hingers roun your cage, And siller roun your wa; I’ll gar ye shine as fair a bird As ony o them a’.”
