ae
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From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
Benjie
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From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
bitterlie
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
burd
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From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
een
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From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
fause
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From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
gaen
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
gude
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From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
hae
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From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
he's
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
lang
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From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
held dear
From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
Lowden
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From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
Marjorie
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
come together
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
moon-light
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
nanounUS /nɑː/
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
o't
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
proud-hearted
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From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
Sae
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From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
dependable
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
true-love
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From this reading 'O open, open, my true-love, O open, and let me in!'
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie, And he's gaen by the wan moon-light To meet his Marjorie.
weel
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From this reading 'But fare ye weel, my ae fause love, That I hae loved sae lang!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud 's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude een to me.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'I dare na open, Young Benjie, My three brothers are within.'
