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Chapter 2 of A line o' gowf or two is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCHOL. Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it. GOLF. Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck. Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
Chapter 2 of A line o' gowf or two is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give advice to
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
-ing form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
deem to be
From this reading “Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.”
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.”
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading “GOLF.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.”
In this reading “Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.”
In this reading “Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
give advice to
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
in the past
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
-ing form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
deem to be
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
at any time
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
the organ of sight
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading GOLF.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
take in marriage
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCHOL.
term of address for a man
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
carry out
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take now your driver, and we will consider the matter of swinging it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet, Master, you did advise me, but a little time ago, to clap an eye upon it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marry, sir, that was to divert you from cocking up your head like a little bird, before ever the ball was struck.
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