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ain
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
babes
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
babies
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
bluidy
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
Bot
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
brenn
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
bullets
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
butcher
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
butchers
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
castle
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
charge
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
cum
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
dear
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
doun
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
drie
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
fals
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
false
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
far
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
flee
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
forsake
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
frae
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
Give
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
Glaud
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
Gordòn
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
gun
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
hart
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
hir
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
house
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
knee
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
lady
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
lord
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
man
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
mist
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
nae
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
only
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
owre
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
pierce
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
pistoll
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
raz'd
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
reach
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
sae
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
sall
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
sik
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
stude
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
therein
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
three
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
traitor
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
twa
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
undone
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
wa
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From this reading She stude upon hir castle wa', And let twa bullets flee: She mist that bluidy butchers hart, And only raz'd his knee.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
weil
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From this reading But reach my pistoll, Glaud my man, And charge ze weil my gun: For, but an I pierce that bluidy butcher, My babes we been undone.
winna
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
winnae
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
yoursel
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
ze
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From this reading I winnae cum doun ze fals Gordòn, I winnae cum doun to thee; I winna forsake my ain dear lord, That is sae far frae me.
zee
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From this reading I winnae give owre, ze false Gordòn, To nae sik traitor as zee; And if ze brenn my ain dear babes, My lord sall make ze drie.
zour
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From this reading Give owre zour house, ze lady fair, Give owre zour house to me, Or I sall brenn yoursel therein, Bot and zour babies three.
