used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
batsadjectiveUS /bæts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
have
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
bendedadjectiveUS /ˈbendɪd/
used of the back and knees; stooped
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
companie
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From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
apart from; not including
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
frae
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From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
garnounUS /ɡɑːr/
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
gowd
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From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
lowsd
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From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
NanounUS /nɑː/
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
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 His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
owlsnounUS /aʊlz/
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
screechingnounUS /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
slaverie
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From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
in the near future
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
thrangd
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From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His mother she had died o sorrow, And a' his brothers were dead but he; His lands they a' were lying waste, In ruins were his castles free.
whan
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From this reading * * * * * * * Then whan he cam to Glasgow town, A happy, happy man was he; The ladies a' around him thrangd, To see him come frae slaverie.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading His hall was hung wi silk and satin, His table rung wi mirth and glee, He soon forgot the lady fair That lowsd him out o slaverie.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But gowd will gar the castles grow, And he had gowd and jewels free, And soon the pages around him thrangd, To serve him on their bended knee.
yett
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From this reading Na porter there stood at his yett, Na human creature he could see, Except the screeching owls and bats, Had he to bear him companie.
