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screams Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 12.1 6 9.9 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3324 4 1 3 0 1
Number of authors22 15 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of screams in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'My phone!' Dolly screams back at me. 'I can't ffffucki on page 17
ght intae the mixer. A hunner screams go up as people see the kid-o on page 27
him by his baws an twist. He screams like a fuckin banshee an so d on page 28

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
t melled an birled atween the screams o deein men an the lilt o a b on page 60

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
him awa, his een unseein, his screams rivin the lift. on page 9

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
HAW YOU, YA FUCKIN DAFTY!' he screams at the boy, afore skuddin him on page 19
in sight. A polis meat wagon screams up tae the entrance, blues n on page 47

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
ma mind screams tae chack ma phone on page 5

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
zel Tamson woke sudden wi the screams, flyped back her ain blanket on page 65

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
ts aff tae confuse laughs wae screams - on page 7

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Ma jealous morale conscience screams in protest that "this is shyt on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
music ah cannae droon oot her screams ae pain. And now ma mobile hu on page 144
d up tae the second flair her screams huv grown louder and aw the f on page 145
Are you stoned, or what?!" he screams "No an actual fuckin shark" h on page 179

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
burnin aw ower the castle, wi screams an yells o delirious lust an on page 117

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
n pipes were heard, howlan an screams. on page 112

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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
uhin tae me in Croatian, then screams et the dug, then bowks et me
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
hear the screams.
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
UCKIN WIND UP MERCHANT!’ he screams, his face reddening in concur
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
JUST WOKE ME UP THERE!’ he screams doon at me. Oan closer inspec
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
YA JUNKIE BASTART!’ McDade screams, boundin alang in pursuit an
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ELLIC!’ a guy alang the bar screams at the tellie an silence faws
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
wis seein. It’s Broonie who screams first and that snaps Declan o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cks and a chorus ae desperate screams. Ah wid much rather face doon
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Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Screams. Wis that Ellen's voice? An a on page 60

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An in ma haals A'll hear yer screams, on page 15

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the grenade and the horrible screams o the dyin men nae useful inf
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it wiz there he’d heard the screams. Hurrying towards the sound,
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
screams... on page 4

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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
His grief wis cut short bi da screams o some o his crew. Da lifeboa
ank o wid tae keep aflott. Da screams o his crew
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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
is tenants’ existences. Dir screams
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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e had said sae in the midst o screams as hinnie-wairm bluid seeped on page 51

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