Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

react verbally

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

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

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

dwell

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

a youthful male person

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

at any time

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading O that’s the fairies’ ha.

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading O that’s the fairies’ ha.

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

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

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

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

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From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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 dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

express in speech

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

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

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

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From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

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From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

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From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

at the time that

From this reading ‘O when ye come to the ha, Tamas, See that a weel-learnd boy ye be; They’ll ask ye questions ane and a’, But see ye answer nane but me.

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

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From this reading And when he came to Fairie Ha, I wot a weel-learnd boy was he; They askd him questions ane and a’, But he answerd nane but his ladie.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading ‘O dinna ye see yon castle, Tamas, That’s biggit between the twa, And theekit wi the beaten goud?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ‘If ye speak to ain but me, Tamas, A fairie ye maun ever bide; But if ye speak to nane but me, Tamas, Ye may come to be your country’s pride.’