Chapter 3 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?” It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings. “Not me!” he said. “I kent ye had Grand Security.” ISLE OF ILLUSION.
Chapter 3 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories is here in full — 495 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?””
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?””
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading ““I kent ye had Grand Security.””
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “ISLE OF ILLUSION.”
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading “It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.”
a small island
From this reading “ISLE OF ILLUSION.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading ““I kent ye had Grand Security.””
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading ““I kent ye had Grand Security.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “I kent ye had Grand Security.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I kent ye had Grand Security.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not me!” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading ISLE OF ILLUSION.
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
a small island
From this reading ISLE OF ILLUSION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “I kent ye had Grand Security.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not me!” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not me!” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ISLE OF ILLUSION.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Not me!” he said.
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “I kent ye had Grand Security.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
which person or people
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the innkeeper who answered; his wife was off with her hoardings.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Were ye really feared I was gaein’ to cheat ye?”
Chapter 3 of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories by Neil Munro holds 495 sentences, grouped into 99 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 3 holds 495 sentences of Jaunty Jock, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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