Chapter 16 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them. Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born. Linlithgow itself is a town. Near it is a pretty little loch.
Chapter 16 of Rollo in Scotland is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.”
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading “Near it is a pretty little loch.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.”
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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 Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
brought into existence
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Linlithgow itself is a town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Near it is a pretty little loch.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Linlithgow itself is a town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Near it is a pretty little loch.
a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)
From this reading Near it is a pretty little loch.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near it is a pretty little loch.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Near it is a pretty little loch.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Mr. George and Rollo made some excursions together after this, but I have not time to give a full account of them.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Linlithgow itself is a town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
in or at the place that
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among others, they went to see Linlithgow, where stands the ruin of an ancient palace, which was the one in which Queen Mary was born.
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