aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
Ailie
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From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Ailie, Ailie, my bairnie, where are you?
bairnie
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From this reading 'Ailie, Ailie, my bairnie, where are you?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come ye here noo!'
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
golden-haired
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From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
HectornounUS /ˈhektər/
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come ye here noo!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
lassienounUS /ˈlæsi/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
Macrae
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From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Ailie, Ailie, my bairnie, where are you?
not any; not one
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
noo
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From this reading Come ye here noo!'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Not seeing her about, he called out:
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Ailie, Ailie, my bairnie, where are you?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, getting no response, he began to call louder and louder, and to go this way and that among the trees, looking anxiously for the golden-haired lassie, while Hector ran out on the prairie calling with all his might:
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The Losing and Finding of Ailie It was not until they had completed the day's task and the wood was all ready to be loaded into the cart, that Mr. Macrae missed Ailie.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Come ye here noo!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Ailie, Ailie, my bairnie, where are you?
