used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
ance
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From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
aye
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From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
brought into existence
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
Deevil
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From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
doot
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From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
draftnounUS /dræft/
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
take in liquids
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
Fighting'snounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋz/
possessive form of “fighting” — the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
haill
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From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
Hieland
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From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
ilka
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From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
it's
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From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
and nothing more
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
lang-leggit
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From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
offishers
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From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
on't
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From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
outpostnounUS /ˈaʊtpoʊst/
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
sae
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From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
scoutingnounUS /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
thae
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From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fighting’s just meat and drink to them, ance they get fair started.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
they're
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From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
weel
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From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
at the time that
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Deevil a doot on’t, they’re easy guided when they have gentlemen to deal with as offishers; as for scouting, and outpost duty, they’re born for it.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women are aye the best, it’s a pity the lads are not always sae weel guided.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If there was a Hieland regiment here to draft some of thae lang-leggit lads into ilka year, it would be the making of the haill countryside.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Very likely there will be, some day, but do you think they would stand the discipline?”
