used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
BogverbUS /bɑːɡ/
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
chamer-maid
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
comin
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
disdainfuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
take in liquids
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
fra
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
frae's
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
gaen
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
gentlewomannounUS /ˈdʒentəlwʊmən/
a woman of refinement
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
Gight
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From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
hauf
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From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
I'de
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From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
I'm
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From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
Kate
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
langer
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From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
Lunan
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
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 my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
Sae
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
express in words
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
She's
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
staidadjectiveUS /steɪd/
characterized by dignity and propriety
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
steedsnounUS /stiːdz/
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
stept
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
taen
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
tak
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From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
that's
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From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
we'll
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From this reading ‘O my nobles all, now turn your steeds, I’m sorry for my comin; For the night we’ll alight at the bonny Bog o Gight, Tomorrow tak horse for Lunan.’
wedding-day
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From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
accept gladly
From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
whoresnounUS /hɔːrz/
plural of “whore” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Sae stately she stept down the stair, To look gin he was comin; She called on Kate, her chamer-maid, An Jean, her gentlewoman, To bring her a bottle of the best wine, To drink his health that’s comin.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘If I be as welcome hauf as ye say, Come kiss me for my comin, For tomorrow should been my wedding-day Gin I’de staid on langer in Lunan.’
You'r
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From this reading She’s gaen to the close, taen him frae’s horse, Says, You’r thrice welcome fra Lunan!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She turned about wi a disdainful look To Jean, her gentlewoman: ‘If tomorrow should been your wedding-day, Go kiss your whores in Lunan.’
