Chapter 15 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee. Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be. Then John he did him to record draw. And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three. HEIR OF LINNE.
Chapter 15 of Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.”
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
From this reading “And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “HEIR OF LINNE.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Then John he did him to record draw.”
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.”
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
social status or position conferred by a system based on class
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
coins made of gold
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
destroyed or killed
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading HEIR OF LINNE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HEIR OF LINNE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
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 Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEIR OF LINNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
carry out
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Give me thy gold, good John o' the Scales, And thine for aye my land shall be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then John he did him to record draw.
an old word for “to”
From this reading My gold is gone, my money is spent, My land now take it unto thee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading And John he caste him a gods-pennie; But for every pounde that John agreed, The land, I wis, was well worth three.
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