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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
accent
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
accurate
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
affair
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
afore
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
agreeable
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
ain
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
always
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
ane
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
anger
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
any
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
auld
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
back-yard
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
beautiful
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
care
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
carefully
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
considered
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
country
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
crippled
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
deevil
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
deil
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
distinguishing
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
donnard
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
ear
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
education
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
epithet
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
fact
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
father
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
fifteen
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
flock
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
four
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
ganging
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
geese
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
general
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
guest
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
hae
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
hawks
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
heard
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
honour
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From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
host
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
how
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
Hutchison
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
idiot
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
It's
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
just
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
justice
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
lang
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
law
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
Mackitchinson
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
maybe
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
Monkbarns
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
most
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
mysell
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
o
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
o't
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
occasional
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
only
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
ony
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
original
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
other
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
otherwise
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
out
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
outer-house
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
ower
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From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
Parliament-house
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
particularly
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
pick
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
pinions
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
plea
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
predominating
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From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
profession
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
proprietor
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
recollection
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
said
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
Scottish
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
see
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
seen
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From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
send
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
session
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From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
some
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
sorry
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
spoke
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
station
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
stranger's
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
summer
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From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
supposed
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
territorial
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From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
that's
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
times
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
Troth
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
true
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
very
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From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
weel-kenn'd
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
wisest
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye donnard auld deevil,” answered his guest, his Scottish accent predominating when in anger though otherwise not particularly remarkable,--“ye donnard auld crippled idiot, what have I to do with the session, or the geese that flock to it, or the hawks that pick their pinions for them?”
ye'll
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From this reading It’s about our back-yard--ye’ll maybe hae heard of it in the Parliament-house, Hutchison against Mackitchinson--it’s a weel-kenn’d plea--its been four times in afore the fifteen, and deil ony thing the wisest o’ them could make o’t, but just to send it out again to the outer-house.--O it’s a beautiful thing to see how lang and how carefully justice is considered in this country!”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Troth, and that’s true,” said mine host, who, in fact, only spoke upon a very general recollection of the stranger’s original education, yet would have been sorry not to have been supposed accurate as to the station and profession of him, or any other occasional guest--“That’s very true,--but I thought ye had some law affair of your ain to look after--I have ane mysell--a ganging plea that my father left me, and his father afore left to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have a care o’ us, Monkbarns (distinguishing him by his territorial epithet, always most agreeable to the ear of a Scottish proprietor), is this you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I little thought to have seen your honour here till the summer session was ower.”
