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Chapter 5 of A Dominie Dismissed is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ellen shoved out her tongue at him. "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye." "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim. Ellen tossed her head. "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Chapter 5 of A Dominie Dismissed is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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form a curve
From this reading “"Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."”
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “"What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “"Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."”
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Ellen tossed her head.”
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From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
form a curve
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ellen tossed her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Ellen shoved out her tongue at him.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Ellen tossed her head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
at the time that
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye never said onything aboot bendin', and ye dinna need to bend onywye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw wasna thinkin' o' the sort o' man that gaithers tatties; Aw was thinkin' o' gentlemen's breeks ... the kind o' breeks ye'll never hae, Jim Jackson."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What aboot when ye're gaitherin' tatties?" crowed Jim.
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