used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
bespake
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
bishop'snounUS /ˈbɪʃəps/
possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
braidverbUS /breɪd/
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
Daur
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From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
fallowadjectiveUS /ˈfæloʊ/
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
gae
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
gane
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From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
gie
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
gripet
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From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
hae
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From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
haud
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From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
He's
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From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
Hughie
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From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
ten 10s
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
I'll
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
lasses
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From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
loun
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From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
lowse
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From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
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 Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
Identical; not different.
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
Stirling
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From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
stots
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
express in words
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘O lowse my right hand free,’ he says, ‘And put my braid sword in the same, He’s no in Stirling town this day Daur tell the tale to Hughie Graham.’
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
thro
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From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
bound or secured closely
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our lords are to the mountains gane, A hunting o the fallow deer, And they hae gripet Hughie Graham, For stealing o the bishop’s mare.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And they hae tied him hand and foot, And led him up thro Stirling town; The lads and lasses met him there, Cried, Hughie Graham, thou art a loun!
a Caucasian
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
Whitefoord
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
ye'll
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From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Up then bespake the brave Whitefoord, As he sat by the bishop’s knee: ‘Five hundred white stots I’ll gie yon, If ye’ll let Hughie Graham gae free.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘O haud your tongue,’ the bishop says, ‘And wi your pleading let me be!
