Chapter 2 of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nay, Mister De'il. I canna pairt wi' him juist noo." "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave. Better pop owre ane or twa o' them. You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
Chapter 2 of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
From this reading “Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.”
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading “"Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"Nay, Mister De'il.”
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading “You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “"Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.”
bulge outward
From this reading “Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “"Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.”
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.
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In this reading “You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.”
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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 You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nay, Mister De'il.
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
provide as food
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
death of a person
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
something that is lost
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Nay, Mister De'il.
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, Mister De'il.
bite off very small pieces
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
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 Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
bulge outward
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better pop owre ane or twa o' them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading I canna pairt wi' him juist noo."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Wat's Sou'-Downs will nibble the sod aboon his grave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You ca' then feed your loss wi' a bit o' roast mutton.
Chapter 2 of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular by George M. (George Melville) [Editor] Baker holds 429 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 2 holds 429 sentences of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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