adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
attainmentnounUS /əˈteɪnmənt/
the act of achieving an aim
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
bailie
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From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
bairnnoun
a child: son or daughter
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
bastardnounUS /ˈbæstərd/
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
blethernoun
idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
bonniest
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From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
callan
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From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
causey
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From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
dignities
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From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
donsie
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From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
douce
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From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
fonderadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːndər/
comparative of “fond” — having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
Gaisling
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From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
getsnounUS /ɡets/
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
gie
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From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
Jeanie
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From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
laddies
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From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
lassienounUS /ˈlæsi/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
light-headedadjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
outgait
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From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
parentagenounUS /ˈperəntədʒ/
the state of being a parent
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
servitudenounUS /ˈsɜːrvətuːd/
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
temporalities
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From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the very evening of the same day that I was first chosen to be a bailie, a sore affair came to light, in the discovery that Jean Gaisling had murdered her bastard bairn.
well-behavedadjective
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Jeanie herself was the bonniest lassie in the whole town, but light-headed, and fonder of outgait and blether in the causey than was discreet of one of her uncertain parentage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord's servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The attainment of honours and dignities is not enjoyed without a portion of trouble and care, which, like a shadow, follows all temporalities.
