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Chapter 3 of My Man Sandy is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk. A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye. Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like. An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron. She was a dandy, an' nae mistak'.
Chapter 3 of My Man Sandy is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading “Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.”
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.”
small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
From this reading “An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “She was a dandy, an' nae mistak'.”
an awkward stupid person
From this reading “An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.”
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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 An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
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From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
make certain of
From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading She was a dandy, an' nae mistak'.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
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From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
an awkward stupid person
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
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From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
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From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
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From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
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From this reading She was a dandy, an' nae mistak'.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
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From this reading She was a dandy, an' nae mistak'.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
not any; not one
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
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From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
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 Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
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From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
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From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Me an' Sandy landed amon' the first o' the fowk.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading Mistress Mikaver had the stair noo whitened, an' every stap was kaumed an' sandit, ye never saw the like.
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading An' there she was hersel' wi' her best black goon on, no' a smad to be seen on't, an' her lace kep an' beady apron.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A'thing was richt snod, I assure ye.
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