used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
aneath
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
bla
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
branounUS /brɑː/
an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
brough
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From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
bussnounUS /bʌs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
ck
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
Edin
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From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
Edinbrough
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
fand
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
Gae
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From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
gane
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From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
gangsnounUS /ɡæŋz/
plural of “gang” — an association of criminals
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
ght
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
glisternoun
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
glisterin
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
(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 But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
lad-bairn
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
lappin
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
laughters
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From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
Lyin
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From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
Marie
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From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
Marie's
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From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
maun
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From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
Netherbow
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From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
patverbUS /pæt/
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
sounoun
a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
that is looked for
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
stewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
stufs
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
There's
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From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Than they sought but, and they sou[ght] ben, They sought aneath the bed, An there the fand the bonnie lad-bairn, Lyin lappin in his blood.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
uppermostadjectiveUS /ˈʌpərmoʊst/
at or nearest to the top
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
wadna
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From this reading She wadna put on her black, bla[ck] silk, Nor wad she put on the brown, But she pat on the glisterin stufs, To glister in Edinbrough town.
water-gate
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From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
whan
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From this reading An whan she cam to the water-gate Loud laughters gae she three, But whan she cam to the Netherbow Port The tear blinded Marie’s ee.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But there word gane to the kitchen, There’s word gane to the ha, That Mary mild she gangs wi child To the uppermost stewart of a’.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Gae buss ye, Marie Hamilton, Gae buss ye, buss ye bra, For ye maun away to Edin[brough] town, The queen’s birthday ...’
