1826
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
1834
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
aboot
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From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
Ah
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
ance
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From this reading But she grew grave a' at ance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she grew grave a' at ance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she grew grave a' at ance.
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
CRAIGENPUTTOCK
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
dancin
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
dauntit
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
fleein
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
death of a person
From this reading But she grew grave a' at ance.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But she grew grave a' at ance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
HADDINGTON
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From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
hae
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
himsel
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From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
IrvingnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
Jeannie
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
light-heartit
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
Maister
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From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
naething
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From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was Maister ----.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
a special situation
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then there was Maister Carlyle himsel', and _he_ cam' to finish her off like."--HADDINGTON NURSE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
WelshnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
at the time that
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading There was Maister Irving, ye ken, that had been her teacher; and he cam' aboot her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading CRAIGENPUTTOCK [1826-1834] "Ah, when she was young, she was a fleein', dancin", light-heartit thing, Jeannie Welsh, that naething would hae dauntit.
