used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
antick
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
auldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/
a Scottish word
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
aulder
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
evasiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈveɪzɪv/
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
Heathbank
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From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
hersel
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
humilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
Laurie
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From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
Menie
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
Nae
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
not any; not one
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
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 “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
sae
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
saluteverbUS /səˈluːt/
propose a toast to
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
express in words
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
express a supposition
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
express in words
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Look, Jenny, what a pleasant place,” said the evasive Menie; “though where the heath is--but I suppose as they call this Heathbank we must be near it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She was no older than my father, though she was his aunt, Jenny,” said Menie Laurie, with humility.
wouldna
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From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
ye'll
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From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
but in spite of that
From this reading Menie was something ashamed and had not yet recovered herself of the first salute.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “My patience! but ye’ll no tell me, Miss Menie, that yon auld antick is the doctor’s aunt?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nae aulder than the doctor!--I wouldna say; your mamma hersel is no sae young as she has been; but the like o’ yon!”
