used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: _The Earth was green and quiet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
blude
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From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
lacking funds
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Walter Miller, Jr.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
let fall to the ground
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, And why sae sad gang ye, O?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading [Sidenote: _The Earth was green and quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature had survived Man, and Man had survived himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nature had survived Man, and Man had survived himself.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nature had survived Man, and Man had survived himself.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature had survived Man, and Man had survived himself.
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 Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, And why sae sad gang ye, O?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading [Sidenote: _The Earth was green and quiet.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, And why sae sad gang ye, O?"
sae
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plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
Sidenote
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silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Nature had survived Man, and Man had survived himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: _The Earth was green and quiet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
tranquillitynounUS /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
twenty-thousand-year-lost
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From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading By Walter Miller, Jr.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: _The Earth was green and quiet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, And why sae sad gang ye, O?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, one day, the great silvery ships broke the tranquillity of the skies, bringing Man's twenty-thousand-year-lost inheritance back to Earth...._] "_Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude, Edward, Edward?
