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Penny Plain

Chapter XVIII

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"O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.
--_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."
R.L.S.
It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.
Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.
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Penny Plain

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.
Line 2
--_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."
Line 3
R.L.S.
Line 4
It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.
Line 5
Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.”

None pronoun US /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading “Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.”

Rejoice noun US /ˈrejoice/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.”

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addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

always

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From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

any

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

beggar-wife

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

bitterness

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

brander

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

braw

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

brawer

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

chops

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

congratulations

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

cup

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

easier

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From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

easy

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From this reading --_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

forgetting

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

fortunate

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

fry

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

get

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

gey

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From this reading --_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."

gie

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

guid

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

hateful

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

human

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From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

It's

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From this reading --_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."

ken

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

L

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From this reading R.L.S.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

like

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

manage

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading --_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."

more

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

nane

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

nature

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From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

needs

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

neighbour

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

O

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

often

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

R

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From this reading R.L.S.

rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

resentment

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

rind

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

S

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From this reading R.L.S.

sae

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

says

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

siller

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

speirin

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From this reading --_It's gey an' easy speirin'_, says the beggar-wife to me."

squeeze

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

sweet

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

that's

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

too

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From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

wad

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Into our congratulations to our more fortunate neighbour we often manage to squeeze something of the "hateful rind of resentment," forgetting that the cup of life is none too sweet for any of us, and needs nothing of our bitterness added.

weep

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From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.

Why

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From this reading "O, I wad like to ken--to the beggar-wife says I-- Why chops are guid to brander and nane sae guid to fry, An' siller, that's sae braw to get, is brawer still to gie.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is always easier for poor human nature to weep with those who weep than to rejoice with those who rejoice.