Chapter 10 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VISIT TO ST. PENFER. "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew." --OLD SONG. "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
Chapter 10 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “"Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “"Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “--OLD SONG.”
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become weaker
In this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
In this reading “"Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."”
In this reading “--OLD SONG.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
a Scottish word
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --OLD SONG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PENFER.
an educational institution
From this reading "Oh, and is all forgot-- All school days' friendship, childhood's innocence?
a short musical composition with words
From this reading --OLD SONG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO ST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
during the time that
From this reading "Oh, waly waly, but love be bonny A little while while it is new; But when 'tis auld it waxeth cauld And fades away like morning dew."
Chapter 10 of A Singer from the Sea by Amelia E. Barr holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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