Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They sought her baith by bower and ha'. The ladie was not seen! 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean! --_Scott_ [1] sall. shall. [2] loot. let.
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 6/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 26–30
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a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “They sought her baith by bower and ha'.”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “[2] loot. let.”
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading “[2] loot. let.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The ladie was not seen!”
that is looked for
From this reading “They sought her baith by bower and ha'.”
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From this reading --_Scott_ [1] sall. shall.
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From this reading [2] loot. let.
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From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
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From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ladie was not seen!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading [2] loot. let.
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading [2] loot. let.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The ladie was not seen!
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 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
throughout a period of time
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Scott_ [1] sall. shall.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading --_Scott_ [1] sall. shall.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The ladie was not seen!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading --_Scott_ [1] sall. shall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
that is looked for
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ladie was not seen!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sought her baith by bower and ha'.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ladie was not seen!
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading 30 She's o'er the border, and awa' Wi' Jock o' Hazeldean!
Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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 1 holds 308 sentences of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series), unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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