Chapter 10 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STIRLING. Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country. It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around. The hill is long and narrow. The length of it extends from north to south.
Chapter 10 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.”
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading “It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.”
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.”
third-person singular of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “The length of it extends from north to south.”
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.”
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading “Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.”
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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 Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
third-person singular of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading The length of it extends from north to south.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The length of it extends from north to south.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The hill is long and narrow.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The hill is long and narrow.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The length of it extends from north to south.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
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From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The length of it extends from north to south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STIRLING.
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The length of it extends from north to south.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is, of course, a very conspicuous object from all the region around.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Stirling Castle crowns the summit of a rocky hill, which rises on the banks of the Forth, in the midst of a vast extent of level and richly-cultivated country.
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