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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 “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
age
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
agean
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
Aggy
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
auld
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
bed
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
boiled
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
changes
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
compare
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
complain
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
cud
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
dark
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
days
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
deyne
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
fell
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
fifty
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
five
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
flown
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
four
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
fwok
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
geane
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
gi'en
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
git
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From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
go
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
God
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From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
ha'e
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
hearted
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
hilthy
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
hungry
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
I's
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
I've
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
kens
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From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
lang
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
leet
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
leyke
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
monie
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
mourn
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
munna
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
mworn's
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
Nae
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
new
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
nit
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
Now
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
nuin's
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
nwose
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
only
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
owre
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
pleasure
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
pot's
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
rich
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
ruse
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
seyne
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
shwort
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
Sin
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
suin
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
teyme
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
teymes
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
They're
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
Tho
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
thowt
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
thrive
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
up
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From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
us'd
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
wark
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
way
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
weyfe
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
whea
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From this reading At changes we munna complain; They’re rich whea in age are leet hearted, An’ mourn nit for days that are geane.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now we git up—nay, God kens when!
wi
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
wish
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From this reading And nuin’s owre suin for us to deyne; I’s hungry or the pot’s half boiled, And wish for teymes leyke auld lang seyne.”
wou'd
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From this reading _The Days that are geane._ “We us’d to go to bed at dark, And ruse agean at four or five; The mworn’s the only teyme for wark, If fwok are hilthy and wou’d thrive.
wrinkle
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
years
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From this reading “Now fifty shwort years ha’e flown owre us, Sin’ first we fell in at the fair, I’ve monie a teyme thowt, wi’ new pleasure, Nae weyfe cud wi’ Aggy compare; Tho’ thy nwose has gi’en way to the wrinkle.
