Chapter 1 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them. Italics are represented thus _italic_. In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title. These have not been indicated.
Chapter 1 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 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.
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.”
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading “In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.”
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italics are represented thus _italic_.”
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading “The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
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.
In this reading “The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading These have not been indicated.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These have not been indicated.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
make reference to
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
without speaking
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These have not been indicated.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading In the original, many of the chapters have decorative borders above the title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The footnotes are located at the end of the sections that refer to them.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
Chapter 1 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent by Alexander Craig Gibson holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 396 sentences of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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