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Chapter 3 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(1759-96.) Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie. Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie! Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward’s grave?
Chapter 3 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 77/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading “Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.”
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
covered with blood
From this reading “Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.”
possessive form of “now” — the momentary present
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.”
hit hard
From this reading “Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.”
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From this reading (1759-96.)
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From this reading (1759-96.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wha will be a traitor knave?
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From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
move towards
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wha will be a traitor knave?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Wha can fill a coward’s grave?
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading Wha can fill a coward’s grave?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Wha can fill a coward’s grave?
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
covered with blood
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
death of a person
From this reading Wha can fill a coward’s grave?
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From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Wha will be a traitor knave?
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
possessive form of “now” — the momentary present
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
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 Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front o’ battle lower; See approach proud Edward’s power-- Chains and slaverie!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Wha will be a traitor knave?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
accept gladly
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
hit hard
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Wha will be a traitor knave?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victorie.
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