Chapter 2 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How?" "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him. He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it. I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come. He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
Chapter 2 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.”
deem to be
From this reading “"When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “"When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “"When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.”
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading “He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.”
let for money
From this reading “He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.”
In this reading “I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.”
In this reading “"When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.”
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 "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
deem to be
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
a boy or man
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
for more time
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
not any; not one
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
on one occasion
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
let for money
From this reading He is able to pay rent, and he must pay it.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
the trait of practicing self discipline
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had bought himself a cow, and so I marched him up here at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
precisely as stated
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I brought an old fellow up here the other week, and very unwilling he was to come.
at the time that
From this reading "When a man by industry or by self-denial has saved money enough to buy a cow, I consider the black land is no longer the place for him.
Chapter 2 of A summer in Skye, Volume 2 (of 2) by Alexander Smith holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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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