Chapter 5 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant. “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.” _Anderson._ The days that are gane. Heeze, S, hoist, elevate. “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Chapter 5 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading ““Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.””
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading ““Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.””
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading “Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading ““Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.””
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading “Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading ““Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.””
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.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading _Anderson._ The days that are gane.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Anderson._ The days that are gane.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
a child: son or daughter
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Anderson._ The days that are gane.
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
From this reading Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anderson._ The days that are gane.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
From this reading Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Anderson._ The days that are gane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle, An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
Chapter 5 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent by Alexander Craig Gibson holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 5 holds 431 sentences of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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