Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

a Scottish word

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

dwell

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

joined in matrimony

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

cut with a saw

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

a male human offspring

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

an old word for “to”

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading She turned her back unto the wa, Her face unto the room, And there she saw her auld father, Walking up and down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

in the company of; together with

From this reading She turned her back unto the room, Her face unto the wa, And with a deep and heavy sich Her heart it brak in twa.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For ye've killd Willie, the widow's son And he would have married me.'

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Woe be to you, father,' she said, 'And an ill deed may you die!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Lye yont, lye yont, Willie,' she says, 'Your sweat weets a' my side; Lye yont, lie yont, Willie,' she says, 'For your sweat I downa bide.'