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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 He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
ane
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
awfu
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
aye
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
baby
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
Bairns
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
befalls
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
belongs
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
bent
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
bits
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
bonnie
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
callant
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
Campbell
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
civil
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
Colin
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
excuse
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
farmer's
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
father
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
four
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
grand
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
He's
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
heads
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
hope
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
house
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
interested
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
Keep
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
lad
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
Laddies
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
like
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
looking
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
maist
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
man
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
maun
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
maybe
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
mother
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
Mrs
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
neglected
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
pier
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From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
praise
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
ready
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
safe
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From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
said
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
saw
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From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
secrets
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
see
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
servants
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
sizes
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
sleeping
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
solemnity
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
strange
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From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
supper
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
table
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
that's
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
trained
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
trust
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
way
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
weel
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
weel-mannered
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From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope you were civil to the strange callant, Colin, my man?”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
wi
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From this reading “Keep me! such a way to name his father--Bairns maun be awfu’ neglected in such a grand house--aye left wi’ servants, and never trained to trust their bits of secrets to father or mother.
wife
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He’s a bonnie lad, though maybe no as weel-mannered as ane would like to see,” said Mrs. Campbell.
wrang
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
wrong
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
ye've
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From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Laddies,” said the farmer’s wife, with a little solemnity, looking across the sleeping baby upon the four heads of different sizes which bent over their supper at the table before her, “mind you aye, that, right or wrong, them that’s maist interested in whatever befalls you is them that belongs to you--maist ready to praise if ye’ve done weel, and excuse you if ye’ve done wrang.
young
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From this reading “Ye saw the young gentleman safe to the pier?
