used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Ballad of the Lammikin_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
carle
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From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
crapnounUS /kræp/
obscene terms for feces
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
een
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From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
gudeman
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From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
Hamenoun
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
Hoo
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From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
kimmer
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From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
Lammikin
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From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
go away from a place
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' 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 Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ballad of the Lammikin_.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Old Song_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
shouldna
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From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _Old Song_.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
steeked
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From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
in or at the place that
From this reading Hame cam our gudeman at een, And hame cam he; And there he spied a man Where a man shouldna be.
which person or people
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
wicketnounUS /ˈwɪkət/
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hoo cam this man, kimmer, And who can it be; Hoo cam this carle here, Without the leave o' me?
yetts
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From this reading They steeked doors, they steeked yetts, Close to the cheek and chin; They steeked them a' but a wee wicket, And Lammikin crap in.
