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Chapter XVII

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The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.
The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.
5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.
Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.
10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.
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The Bruce

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Bruce is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.
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The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.
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5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.
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Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.
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10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

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fay noun US /feɪ/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading “10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.”

gladly adverb US /ˈɡlædli/

in a willing manner

From this reading “The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.”

maid noun US /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading “The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.”

raid verb US /reɪd/

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading “Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.”

Scotland noun US /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading “10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.”

Scots noun US /skɑːts/

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading “The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.”

thai adjective US /taɪ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

From this reading “The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.”

Winning adjective US /ˈwɪnɪŋ/

having won

From this reading “The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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in the land preposition + article + noun counted as “in … land”

In this reading “10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.”

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10

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

5

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

agane

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

allane

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

Berwick

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From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

Berwik

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

blith

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

cher

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

cummyn

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

cuntre

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From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

daynte

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From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

faynounUS /feɪ/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

fayne

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

fest

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

Fra

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

Gaderit

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From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/

in a willing manner

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

gladschip

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

gladsum

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

gret

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

hy

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

lordis

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

MeansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

MennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

mycht

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

nanounUS /nɑː/

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

nocht

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

Orkynnay

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

Outaken

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

Quhar-evir

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From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

Quhen

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

raidverbUS /reɪd/

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

Redis

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

resavit

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

richt

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

ScotsnounUS /skɑːts/

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

Sim

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From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

Spalding

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From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

Swyr

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

thaiadjectiveUS /taɪ/

of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

thame

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Quhar-evir he raid, all the cuntre Gaderit in daynte him to se.

toung

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

wer

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

wes

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

WinningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/

having won

From this reading The Winning of the Town of Berwick by the Scots Men, through the Means of Sim of Spalding.

wist

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From this reading The lordis of the land wes fayne Quhen thai wist he wes cummyn agane, And till him went in full gret hy, And he resavit thame richt gladly, And maid a fest and gladsum cher.

wondirly

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From this reading 5 And thai so wondirly blith wer Of his come, that na toung mycht say; Gret fest and fair till him maid thai.

wonnyne

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From this reading 10 Gret gladschip than wes in the land; All than wes wonnyne till his hand; Fra Redis Swyr till Orkynnay Wes nocht of Scotland fra his fay, Outaken Berwik it allane.

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