Chapter 23 of Foes is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Foes is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head. Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day. "Are ye getting sae weel, laird? I am glad o' that!" "Good day, Mr. Jardine!
Chapter 23 of Foes is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 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.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Are ye getting sae weel, laird?”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
a landowner
From this reading “"Are ye getting sae weel, laird?”
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad o' that!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am glad o' that!"
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am glad o' that!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good day, Mr. Jardine!
a landowner
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good day, Mr. Jardine!
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 I am glad o' that!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
Chapter 23 of Foes by Mary Johnston holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 23 holds 200 sentences of Foes, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Foes by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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