Chapter 8 of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Sleeest=, slyest. =Slypet=, slipped down. =Smoor’d=, smothered. =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump. =Snapper=, to stumble along.
Chapter 8 of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “=Snapper=, to stumble along.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “=Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “=Slypet=, slipped down.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “=Slypet=, slipped down.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “=Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “=Smoor’d=, smothered.”
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
From this reading “=Snapper=, to stumble along.”
walk unsteadily
From this reading “=Snapper=, to stumble along.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “=Snapper=, to stumble along.”
In this reading “=Slypet=, slipped down.”
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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 =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading =Snapper=, to stumble along.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading =Slypet=, slipped down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Sleeest=, slyest.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading =Slypet=, slipped down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Sleeest=, slyest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Slypet=, slipped down.
a small number or amount
From this reading =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Smoor’d=, smothered.
held in check with difficulty
From this reading =Smoor’d=, smothered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =Smytrie=, a smattering, a clump.
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
From this reading =Snapper=, to stumble along.
walk unsteadily
From this reading =Snapper=, to stumble along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Snapper=, to stumble along.
Chapter 8 of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns by Robert Burns holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 8 holds 198 sentences of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Songs and lyrics of Robert Burns by Robert Burns exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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