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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
African
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From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
ANDERSON
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From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
Andrew
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
attract
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aw
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
Ay
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
cracks
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
daddleverbUS /ˈdædəl/
move away or escape quickly
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
down
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
draw
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
e
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
EXHIBITION
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family
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far
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
fast's
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fodder'd
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gang
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gi'e
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
gie
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
got
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
human
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
I've
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
lad
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
mounted
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From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
naigs
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
nar
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
news
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
Newsmonger
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From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
Nichol
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
nine-tenths
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nowt
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
o
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
off
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
ostrich
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From this reading The African had mounted his ostrich.
ROBERT
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From this reading _Nichol the Newsmonger._—ROBERT ANDERSON.
Sae
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
see
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
seed
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
set
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
shek
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
sight-seers
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smiddy
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
stuil
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
te
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
up
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
waddle
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From this reading Ay, Andrew, lad! draw in a stuil, And gie us a shek o’ thy daddle; I got aw the news far and nar, Sae set off as fast’s e could waddle.”
wanted
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From this reading “Come, Nichol, and gi’e us thy cracks, I seed te gang down to the smiddy, I’ve fodder’d the naigs and the nowt, And wanted to see thee—’at did e.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
world
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From this reading THE GREAT EXHIBITION was about to attract sight-seers of all the world—the sight-seers, who make up nine-tenths of the human family.
