used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
anew
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
aneadjectiveUS /eɪn/
used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
awa
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From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
BeholdingnounUS /bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
bonniest
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From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
a youthful male person
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
castell-wa
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From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
dalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
dauchter
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From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
at any time
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
fader
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From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
frae
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From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
Haud
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From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
he's
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From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
her's
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From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
I'm
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From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
a boy or man
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
marinersnounUS /ˈmerənərz/
plural of “mariner” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘Haud far awa frae me, fader, Haud far awa frae me, For I never had a lad but ane, And he’s far awa at sea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
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 ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
sailin
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From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
transport commercially
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The old man sat in the castell-wa, Beholding dale and down, And there he spied this goodly ship Come sailin to the town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading * * * * * * The wind blew high, The mariners they did land at home again.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ‘And the master o her’s the bonniest boy That my eyes did ever see, And if I were a woman as I’m a man My husband he should be.’
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Look out, look out, my dauchter dear, Ye see not what I see; For I do see as bonny a ship As ever sailed the sea.
