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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 Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
Aft
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
blooms
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
bonny
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
BOUR-TREE
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
braes
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
braw
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
brooms
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
cairn
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
causey
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
CLINKUM-CLANK
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
coats
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
DEN
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
Down
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
fa
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
gaed
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From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
gane
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
gowden
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
grey
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
guns
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
hae
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
hair
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From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
horse-shoe-airn
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
land
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
Loud
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
maid
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
men
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I gaed wi’ my gowden hair, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
O
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
plumes
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
rade
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
rain
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
red
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
red-coat
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
ride
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
Round
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
sae
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
saft
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
saikless
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
sand
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
sea-side
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
stane
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
straigled
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From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
swords
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
tail
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
there
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
up
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From this reading Loud on the causey, saft on the sand, Round they rade by the tail of the land; Round and up by the Bour-Tree Den, Weary fa’ the red-coat men!
wanton
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
Weary
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From this reading THE BOUR-TREE DEN CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride, Down by the braes and the grey sea-side; Clinkum-clank by stane and cairn, Weary fa’ their horse-shoe-airn!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Aft hae I gane where they hae rade And straigled in the gowden brooms— Aft hae I gane, a saikless maid, And O! sae bonny as the bour-tree blooms!
Wi
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From this reading Wi’ swords and guns they wanton there, Wi’ red, red coats and braw, braw plumes.
