Chapter 9 of Foes is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Foes is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The month was May. The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen. Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken. "Oh aye, my bonny man! All things die and all things live.
Chapter 9 of Foes is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bin” — store in bins
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “"Oh aye, my bonny man!”
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.”
a landowner
From this reading “The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “The month was May.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.”
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.
(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 All things die and all things live.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
inflected form of “bin” — store in bins
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading All things die and all things live.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
a landowner
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading All things die and all things live.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The month was May.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The month was May.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh aye, my bonny man!
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The month was May.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All things die and all things live.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The month was May.
which person or people
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, who had walked to the Kelpie's Pool, now came down the glen.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mother Binning was yet in her cot, though an older woman now and somewhat broken.
Chapter 9 of Foes by Mary Johnston holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 193 sentences of Foes, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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