Chapter 5 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn. It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.” “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord. “Dog? There's no' ony dog i' the kirkyaird.
Chapter 5 of Greyfriars Bobby is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.””
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading ““Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ““Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
not any; not one
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no' ony dog i' the kirkyaird.
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no' ony dog i' the kirkyaird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's no' canny to be proolin' aboot the kirkyaird i' the gloamin'.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Whaur did the bit dog go, man?” demanded the peremptory landlord.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Eh, Maister Traill, ye gied me a turn.
Chapter 5 of Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 181 sentences of Greyfriars Bobby, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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