whaur

"I dinna ken whaur I come frae," burst from the laird, the word whaur drawn out and emphasized almost to a howl; and as he spoke he moved on again, but gently now, towards the rocks of the Scaurnose.

Malcolm George MacDonald 1864

a most unpleasin 'discovery, in winter especially, to find a drop o' water hangin 'from yer ceiling; a something, in short, whaur it has no business to be, and is not accordingly looked for, or prepared against.'

Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864

"She cudna weel help hersel '," he rejoined; "an 'whaur's the maitter, sae lang as she has naething to say til' im?"

Warlock o' Glenwarlock George MacDonald 1864

"An 'whaur's yer dummie?" she asked, as they re-entered the kitchen.

Sir Gibbie George MacDonald 1864

An 'whaur's it tae come frae? "asked Jean in despair.

Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924

An 'whaur's that? "he inquired, manifesting a grudging interest.

The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail Ralph Connor 1898

An 'whaur's a' the buiks an 'the gear? "continued John Bairdieson.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

And, gatherin a 'the heigh-priests and writers o' the nation, he wad ken o 'them "whaur the Messiah soud be born?"

01/01/2003 - 02/01/2003 John 2003

Eftir hearing the King, they gaed awa '; and lo! the starn whilk they saw i' the East gaed on afore them, till it stood whaur the wee bairn was.

01/01/2003 - 02/01/2003 John 2003

Sae exemplary wad be x / x / whaur x is less stressed and / is mair stressed.

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