Chapter 9 of Chantemerle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Chantemerle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Chapter 9 of Chantemerle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
abounding in grass
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.”
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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 THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a Scottish word
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
let fall to the ground
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
plural of “finish” — a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
abounding in grass
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
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 THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
at the time that
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE VICOMTE FINISHES HIS TOILET “I tint half mysel’ when my gude lord I did tine: A heart half sae brave a braid belt will never bin’, Nor the grassy sods cover a bosom half sae kin’; He's a drop o' dearest blude in this auld heart o' mine.
Chapter 9 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 9 holds 186 sentences of Chantemerle, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 186 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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