whaur
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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And then the ae boat set aff for North Berwick, an’ the tither lay whaur it was and watched the wanchancy thing on the brae-side.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
“You’re screening him better by standing whaur you are,” said the imperturbable Hendry; “for as lang as you dinna show your face they’ll think it may be you that’s missing instead o’ Mr. Dishart.”
From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
And aye an' while we nearer draw To whaur the kirkton lies alaw, Mair neebours, comin saft an' slaw Frae here an' there, The thicker thrang the gate, an' caw The stour in air.
From A Lowden Sabbath Morn by Robert Louis Stevenson
“Your thochts is no wi’ Him, but wi’ the clouds; and whaur your thochts are, there will your prayers stick also.”
From The Little Minister by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
She looked a culprit as she said: "An' whaur would ye be wishin' the cookies put?"
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
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