used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
Afore
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
Alack
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From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
auldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
bizzing
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From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
claes
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
daurna
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From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
doun
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From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
e'eradverb
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
een
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From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
foot-page
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From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
fou
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From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
Gae
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From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
hae
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From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
harpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
heid
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From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
intil
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
liegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
louped
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
come together
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
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 And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
reidnounUS /riːd/
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
sark
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
syne
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Alack! alack!" the harper said, "That this should e'er hae been!
toun
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From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
warslit
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From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he has met wi' the auld harper; O but his een were reid; And the bizzing o' a swarm o' bees Was singing in his heid.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The sun was high within the lift Afore the French King raise; And syne he louped intil his sark, And warslit on his claes.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Gae up, gae up, my little foot-page, Gae up until the toun; And gin ye meet wi' the auld harper, Be sure ye bring him doun."
yestreen
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From this reading I daurna gang before my liege, For I was fou yestreen."
