Chapter II

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From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

without stop or interruption

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

your parents

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

an ornamental facade

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Kirkyard Humour.

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

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading Kirkyard Humour.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

not any; not one

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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 INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

a full supply

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

a general conscious awareness

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

term of address for a man

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

express in words

From this reading 106 “Can ye tell me how long Adam continued in a state of innocence?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

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

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

compress into a wad

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

(used informally) very small

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

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From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

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From this reading 322 “We do a’ oor ain whistlin’ here,” 325 “My—my faither’s below’t!”

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

From this reading INDEX, 455 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Scotch folks’ humour, _Frontispiece_ “Plenty o’ milk for a’ the parritch,” 35 “Three fauts to his sermon,” 91 “Ye didna seem to ha’e catch’d mony,” 98 “This wee black deev’luck, we ca’ _Wee Macgregor o’ the Tron_!”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 326 “If ye was a sheep, ye wad hae mair sense,” 328 “Jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds the best swine that come into Dumfries market,” 335 “Hoo the deil do you ken whether this be the road or no?” 383 THISTLEDOWN

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading 120 “I’m geyan weel on mysel’, sir,” 131 “I hae happit mony a faut o’ yours,” 138 “The foxes’ tails,” 168 “They mind their ain business,” 215 “Can ye no show him yer Government papers?”