used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
ae
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From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
anew
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
anse
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From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
ewesnounUS /juːz/
plural of “ewe” — a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
filld
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From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
gie
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From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
Glenlion
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From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
hapd
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
he's
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
HighlandnounUS /ˈhaɪlənd/
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
I'd
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From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
kissd
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From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
lasses
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From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
live-long
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
LivingstonnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
lookd
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From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
lootnounUS /luːt/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
the force of workers available
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
muirs
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From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
neeradjectiveUS /nɪr/
comparative of “nee” — (meaning literally “born”) used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
neest
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s 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 O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
oer
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From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
plaidnounUS /plæd/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
roundlyadverbUS /ˈraʊndli/
in a round manner
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
rowd
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
rown
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
satten
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
Sta
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From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
Syne
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
taen
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From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
tartannounUS /ˈtɑːrtən/
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
up to a particular time
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O first he’s taen her silken coat, And neest her satten gown, Syne rowd her in a tartan plaid, And hapd her round and rown, He has set her upon his steed And roundly rode away, And neer loot her look back again The live-long summer’s day.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading O bonny Baby Livingston Went forth to view the hay, And by it came him Glenlion, Sta bonny Baby away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading O there were cows, and there were ewes, And lasses milking there, But Baby neer anse lookd about, Her heart was filld wi care.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Glenlion took her in his arms, And kissd her, cheek and chin; Says, “I’d gie a’ these cows and ewes But ae kind look to win.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He’s carried her oer hills and muirs Till they came to a Highland glen, And there he’s met his brother John, With twenty armed men.
