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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 “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
a'thing
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
advice
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
away
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
bairns
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
byre
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
comes
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
cow
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
decent
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
divert
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
door
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
enough
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
favourite
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
folk's
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
gaed
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
gang
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
gie
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
gotten
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
greatest
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
hae
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
hame
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
handsel
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
he'll
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
hersel
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
how
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
ill
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
it's
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
Jenny
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
Jenny's
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
laddie
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
laid
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
lass
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
like
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
London
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
looking
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
making
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
man
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
mercy
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
milks
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
misfortune
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
muckle
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
nae
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
naething
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
Nelly
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
Nelly's
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
o
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
ony
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
packman
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
Panton's
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
Puir
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
sae
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
said
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
see
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
seek
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
sic
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
stands
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From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
there's
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
twelve
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
up
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
wat
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
weary
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
weel
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The speaker stands at the door of Jenny’s little byre, looking on, while Jenny milks her favourite cow.
wi
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
woman
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
wonder
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From this reading “I wouldna gang to seek a misfortune--no me,” said Jenny; “ill enough when it comes; and I wonder how a woman like you, wi’ twelve bairns for a handsel, could gie sic an advice to ony decent lass; and weel I wat Nelly Panton’s gotten a man.
wouldna
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From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
yon
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From this reading “Ye see what Nelly Panton’s done for hersel; there’s naething like making up folk’s mind to gang through wi’ a’thing; and you see Nelly’s gotten a man away in yon weary London.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wouldna hae come hame as I gaed away, if I had been you, Jenny.”
you'll
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From this reading Puir laddie! it’s the greatest mercy ever was laid to his hands to make him a packman--he’ll no be sae muckle at hame; but you’ll make nae divert o’ Jenny.
