used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
ainadjective
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
aye
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From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
bairns
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From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
bogilly
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
Davie
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From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
fleyed
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
gane
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
guid
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From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
hae
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From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
itsel
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
Jessy
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From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
nae
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
not any; not one
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my bairns! my bairns!” cried the distressed mother into the night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
Patie
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
puir
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From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
strayedverbUS /streɪd/
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
they'll
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From this reading “The man’s right--they’ll hae strayed in on the moss.
they're
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
up to a particular time
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
weans
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
weeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
yestreen
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From this reading “And Patie was telling, nae farther gane than yestreen, what a bogilly bit it was, till a’ the weans were fleyed; and if they’re no sunk in the moss itsel, they’ll be dead wi’ fright by this time.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Oh, my bonnie Jessy! that was aye doing somebody a guid turn; and wee Davie--puir wee Davie! he was aye the youngest, and got his ain way.
