Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

a Scottish word

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

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From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

a piece of armor plate below the breastplate

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

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 When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

engage in

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

take in marriage

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

not any; not one

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry 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 When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

transport commercially

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

that is looked for

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

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From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

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From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He hadna been gane a twelvemonth and a day, When my father brake his arm, and the cow was stown away; My mither she fell sick--my Jamie at the sea; And auld Robin Gray came a-courting me.

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From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.

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From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

at the time that

From this reading When the sheep are in the fauld, and the kye 's come hame, And a' the warld to rest are gane, The waes o' my heart fa' in showers frae my e'e, Unkent by my gudeman, wha sleeps sound by me.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

From this reading My heart it said na, and I look'd for Jamie back; But hard blew the winds, and his ship was a wrack; The ship was a wrack--why didna Jamie dee?

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading My father couldna wark, and my mither couldna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna win;-- Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his e'e, Said, "Jeanie, oh, for their sakes, will ye no marry me?"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Young Jamie lo'ed me weel, and he sought me for his bride, But saving a crown-piece, he had naething beside; To make the crown a pound, my Jamie gaed to sea, And the crown and the pound they were baith for me.