Chapter 3 of Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot." "Highlanders?" "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land. They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars. There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
Chapter 3 of Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “"He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “"In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.”
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading “"Highlanders?"”
low level country
From this reading “There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."”
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading “They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.”
plural of “regular” — a regular patron
From this reading “They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “"In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.”
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.
In this reading “"He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading "Highlanders?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
low level country
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
most important element
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
plural of “regular” — a regular patron
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are bodies of Lowland horse with Elcho and Pitsligo."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have already shown their prowess against Cope's regulars.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "In the main, which means the best natural fighting stock in this land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He can cross the Border with not less than five thousand horse and foot."
Chapter 3 of Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England by John Buchan holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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