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From this reading * * * * * 1^6. bab have.
2
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From this reading 3^2. bide.
3
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From this reading 3^2. bide.
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From this reading * * * * * 1^6. bab have.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
ae
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From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
askent
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From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
bab
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From this reading * * * * * 1^6. bab have.
baith
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From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
bideverbUS /baɪd/
dwell
From this reading 3^2. bide.
Chire
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From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
Ellen
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From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
ginnounUS /dʒɪn/
strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
let have
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
(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 ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * 1^6. bab have.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
kirking
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From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
a female domestic
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
Meggie
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From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
sall
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From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ‘The best maid in my house Is my sister Meggie, An ye sall ha her, Fair Ellen, To wait on yer young son an ye.
a male human offspring
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
be standing; be upright
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
warst
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From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
weding
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From this reading ‘Chire up, Fair Ellen, Chire up, gin ye may; Yer kirking an yer fair weding Sail baith stand in ae day.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
Willie
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From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
yer
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From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ‘[A] askent, Willie,’ she says, ‘An ye will grant [it] me; The warst maid in yer house To wait on yer young son an me.’
