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| Diminishing Lines | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,319 | 2 | 0.32 | |
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... bree Sweels roon oor sturdy herbour quey. Doos strut aroon oor Norlan toun, Far lawyers stride in inky goun, An ... ... deerhounds lean an thin, ane afore him, ane ahin, Lowp aroon his hirplin fit, the gangrel wi the kirkyaird smit. Ben ... |
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| The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,223 | 5 | 0.80 | |
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... wid is breathin. It is fusperin ' I hae vrocht this airt aroon ye. Gin ye gyang awa, ye micht return sinsyne An murmer ... ... o the flichterin halo roon his lanely thocht, Ca cannie aroon the dreich lirks o his pachydermatous hap Faain ower an ... ... even the quaetest jumbos Shoogle their trunks fin asleep. Aroon ye, the blythe breengin o watters, Watters o sleep, Wytin ... ... Tae keep him safe fae aa the wrangs that crowd like craws aroon, Oh it's nae easy brinbrin lip a bonnie fite- haired loon. ... ... bonnie fite-haired loon. Ae nicht the streets o Aiberdeen aroon the Music Haa War thrang wi fowk in festive mood, in ... |
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| The Toad on the Rock's Opinion | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,941 | 1 | 0.17 | |
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... the muir's communion wine. My Covenant, the Braes o Mar, aroon me Stinch an strang fae the first Crack o Time. What ... |
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| The Wizard o the North | Blackhall, Sheena | 5,141 | 3 | 0.58 | |
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... Last time the globe o the warld wis seen, He wis stottin't aroon the bowlin green. The Grampian region bus we hired Tae ... ... cauld sea shore.' 'Faither fit kinno soun is yon I hear aroon?' 'Anely the birr o traffic, bairn Gaun through the toon'. ... ... Vikings at the Brig o Dee! They'll burn yer kirk aroon yer lugs Withoot ae wird o lee. European Aiberdonians ... |
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| Easterhouse [Content label: serious] | Smith, Rob Mcclure | 4,644 | 1 | 0.22 | |
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... "That must be terrible." "Aye." "Aw them blacks goin' aroon shootin' iverybody. Dangerous, eh?" "Oh, it's not that bad ... |
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| The Fanatic (extract 3) [Content label: serious] | Robertson, James | 4,519 | 1 | 0.22 | |
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... me. The only thing I could dae was no admit it. I turned aroon and left the room. Didna say a word tae him. There was a ... |
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| Scots in Hawaii [Content label: serious] | Smith, Rob Mcclure | 4,470 | 1 | 0.22 | |
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... said Morag, irritated. "That's enough. Nae mair kiddin’ aroon. This is. . ." She thought for a moment. 'This is like ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 08 - The Warlock's Curse | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,243 | 4 | 0.94 | |
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... wis gien ower tae a puckle gamies in tied hooses, spirkit aroon the gruns. They didna alloo poachin bit they'd turn a blin ... ... war tappit fite wi snaw an glimmers o ice. Firs raxxed up aroon the twa waukers, derk an shaddaed, their boos ... ... "Ay, jist turned midnicht." "Haud ma hauns noo an wauk aroon the caunlelowe wi me," Kate telt them baith. As the three ... ... Bograsherty. They tuik auld Tawse's boat oot fur a turn aroon the loch. Twis smeeth's a boord fin they gaed oot. Flat's ... |
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| Queerie-Orrals | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,073 | 2 | 0.49 | |
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... made ooto spit An I wad hae an ostriche, fa wad sweesh aroon, superior Tae dicht the televeesion wi the plumes o its ... ... I'd pu a rainbow doon An use it as a taxi cab tae flee aroon the toon If I cud be an alchemist, wi magic wand an book ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,030 | 1 | 0.25 | |
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... heicht an set fur a lassie tae twine her twa fite airms aroon. An I learned forbye that a moo that cud spit an sweir an ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 106 | Fairnie, Robert | 3,978 | 1 | 0.25 | |
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... Scots language tae its richtfu staunin athin cless-rooms aroon the country. Some o the first buiks tae be brocht oot, ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,717 | 4 | 1.08 | |
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... lugs as weel as me, an sud hae kent weel fit wis jist aroon the corner. "The pale moon was rising above the green ... ... tae buy juice. Bi noo, I wis eesed tae aa the Irish voices aroon me. They war bonnie an sang-like, nae the wye fowk spakk ... ... disappeared ooto the wing mirror an the wheels spun north aroon Dundalk bi the Mountains o Mourne. "Oh, Mary, this ... ... friens. They micht hae skied doon the Eiger, or stravaiged aroon Rome an Venice. Bit I hid kissed the Blarney Steen, the ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,511 | 1 | 0.28 | |
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... eneuch that twa o the faimly'd bin killt the last time aroon. There'd bin nae wird frae Arthur, an yon wis queer, bit ... |
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| Interview 13: Shetland man being interviewed about language | N/A | Audio | 3,498 | 1 | 0.29 |
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... at readin, I wasn't even concentratin ken ye'd get readin aroon the class, M865: Mmhm //Mmhm mmhm okay.// M952: ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 12 - The Smiling Horse of Troy | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,474 | 1 | 0.29 | |
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... loon, we'll veesit Uncle Dod on Setterday an gie ye a turn aroon the park on his cuddy, Major." The small curly head, bowed ... |
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| Craiters: 12 - Glory Hole | Fenton, Alexander | 2,953 | 2 | 0.68 | |
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... o e sittin room. Fin I pat on e passage licht, I’d look aroon an spot e broon shapies. At first it wisna sae hard tae ... ... doon an steek ma een, though nae withoot a hinmist look aroon for ony o at naisty broon craiters. Nae sign o onything. ... |
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| Craiters: 19 - Liptovska Teplicka | Fenton, Alexander | 2,855 | 2 | 0.70 | |
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... lay in a halla in e mountains, wi a dark forests aawye aroon. It wis a richt fairm-toun, o e kin we eest tae ken at ... ... in e evenin, we cd see it wis jist bizzin wi fowk wirkin aroon't in e parks. Ma crafter's fingers wis yokin tae get in ... |
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| Daft Jackie | McGonigal, James | 2,850 | 2 | 0.70 | |
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... frae hame, the dafter they became. An sae he turned aroon, an walked back tae whit was left o his waddin. Aa the ... ... thick, his hands were richt eager an quick tae help oot aroon the kitchen, kneadin the dough for their daily breid or ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 103 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,634 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... mony fowk are beginnin tae tak a look at placenames aroon whaur they bide. Ane o the maist strikin aspecks o ... |
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| Scots Tung Wittins 48 | Fairnie, Robert | 2,614 | 1 | 0.38 | |
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... that thae fowk cairrie aboot wi thaim whan stravaigin aroon the kintra an we'r ower blate tae jag throu it bi speikin ... |
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