Chapter 15 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 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 Honest Wullie is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVIE. We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life. God's promises to the fatherless had not failed. Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance. School never had any charms for Davie.
Chapter 15 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.”
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “School never had any charms for Davie.”
having no living father
From this reading “God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.”
possessive form of “murdoch” — United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.”
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.”
In this reading “Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.”
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading School never had any charms for Davie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading School never had any charms for Davie.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
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From this reading DAVIE.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
having no living father
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading School never had any charms for Davie.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
in a joyous manner
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
possessive form of “murdoch” — United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading School never had any charms for Davie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
an educational institution
From this reading School never had any charms for Davie.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
a male human offspring
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
up to a particular time
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God's promises to the fatherless had not failed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have now seen Robert Murdoch's children all happily settled in life.
at the time that
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
a late time of life
From this reading Only Wullie's own son Davie is left at home, and the years have rolled by till he is now nearly as old as his father was when we first made his acquaintance.
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