used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
abuve
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
awa
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
don't
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From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
Doonstan
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
doot
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
Dunstan
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
Eh
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From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
an opposing military force
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
Ethel
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From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
divisible by two
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
fire-eaternoun
a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
fra
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
gude
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
guid
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
how
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
it's
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
LairdnounUS /lerd/
a landowner
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
LawlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːləs/
without law or control
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
luiks
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
maknounUS /mæk/
a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
presairved
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From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
puir
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
ratedverbUS /ˈreɪtɪd/
past form of “rate” — assign a rank or rating to
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
she's
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
estrangement from god
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
refrain from harming
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
carry out
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
takinnoun
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “Eh, Mrs. Doonstan, who talks of takin’ awa’ her character?
tartlyadverbUS /ˈtɑːrtli/
in a tart manner
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
a special situation
From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
twould
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From this reading I doot it’s but little she’s got, puir thing, and it ’twould be a sin to rob her of it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
which person or people
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
wilesnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading But it’s a terrible thing to see how gude luiks air rated abuve guid deeds, and enough to mak’ all honest men thank the Laird who has presairved them fra the wiles of the enemy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Jack Lawless is considered a fire-eater amongst men, and I don’t think he would spare the woman even who tried to take away his wife’s character.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, I advise you not to be the one,” replied Ethel Dunstan, tartly.
