Chapter 1 of Highland Legends is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Highland Legends is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart. Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c. RIGHT HON. THE COUNTESS GREY. Dear Lady Grey.
Chapter 1 of Highland Legends is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “THE COUNTESS GREY.”
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.”
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
From this reading “BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.”
family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
From this reading “Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.”
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In this reading “Dear Lady Grey.”
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading THE COUNTESS GREY.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Lady Grey.
someone who is a detective
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE COUNTESS GREY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIGHT HON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Dear Lady Grey.
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
precisely, exactly
From this reading RIGHT HON.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
term of address for a man
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading BY SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER, Bart.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Author of "The Moray Floods," "The Wolf of Badenoch," "Lochandu," "Royal Progress in Scotland," &c.
Chapter 1 of Highland Legends by Thomas Dick, Sir Lauder holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 430 sentences of Highland Legends, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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