Chapter 6 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid? Oh! wherefore should I kame my hair? When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair. Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree? Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
Chapter 6 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.”
play music in a public place and solicit money for it
From this reading “Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?”
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?”
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In this reading “Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?”
In this reading “Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.”
In this reading “When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.”
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 Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
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From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
play music in a public place and solicit money for it
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I kame my hair?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
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From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
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From this reading Oh! wherefore should I kame my hair?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
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From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
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From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
carry out
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, gentle death! when wilt thou come And take a life that wearies me?--OLD BALLAD.
at the time that
From this reading When my true love has me forsook, And says he’ll never loe me mair.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Oh! wherefore should I busk my heid?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Oh, Mart’mas wind! when wilt thou blaw And shake the dead leaves aff the tree?
Chapter 6 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 6 holds 153 sentences of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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