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English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Francis James [Editor] Child • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.
Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.
Willie Wallace 231 3 b.
Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285
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English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of English and Scottish Ballads, Volume VI is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.
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Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.
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Willie Wallace 231 3 b.
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Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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appendix noun US /əˈpendɪks/

supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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Auld adjective US /ɔːld/

a Scottish word

From this reading “Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.”

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Flemish noun US /ˈflemɪʃ/

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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glossary noun US /ˈɡlɔːsəri/

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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Grime noun US /ɡraɪm/

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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Insurrection noun US /ˌɪnsərˈekʃən/

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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Maitland noun US /ˈmeɪtlənd/

English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)

From this reading “Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.”

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Rant noun US /rænt/

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

From this reading “Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285”

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading 1 a.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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APPENDIXnounUS /əˈpendɪks/

supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Armstrang

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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AuldadjectiveUS /ɔːld/

a Scottish word

From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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bnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.

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CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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CockverbUS /kɑːk/

tilt or slant to one side

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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ConfessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.

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DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Eleanor's

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.

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Eppie

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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ExecutionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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FlemishnounUS /ˈflemɪʃ/

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Fraser

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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GLOSSARYnounUS /ˈɡlɔːsəri/

an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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GrimenounUS /ɡraɪm/

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Hugh

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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InsurrectionnounUS /ˌɪnsərˈekʃən/

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Johnie

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Kinloch

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From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Loudoun

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Macpherson's

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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MaitlandnounUS /ˈmeɪtlənd/

English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906)

From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession [Kinloch] 213 2 Auld Maitland 217 3 a.

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Morrie

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Queen Eleanor's Confession 209 1 b.

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RantnounUS /rænt/

a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Roy

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/

one of the twelve Apostles (first century)

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading Willie Wallace 231 3 b.

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William

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From this reading Sir William Wallace 237 APPENDIX. Johnny Cock 243 The Life and Death of Sir Hugh of the Grime 247 Johnie Armstrang 251 Loudoun Castle 254 Rob Roy 257 Eppie Morrie 260 Macpherson's Rant 263 The Flemish Insurrection 269 The Execution of Sir Simon Fraser 274 GLOSSARY 285

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Willie

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From this reading Willie Wallace 231 3 b.

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