Chapter 27 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“This Austin humbly did.” “Did he?” quoth he. “Austin may do the same again for me.” Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer. The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
Chapter 27 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.”
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading ““This Austin humbly did.””
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading “Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.”
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.”
in a humble manner
From this reading ““This Austin humbly did.””
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
an introduction to a play
From this reading “Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “This Austin humbly did.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “This Austin humbly did.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did he?” quoth he.
in a humble manner
From this reading “This Austin humbly did.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
an introduction to a play
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
a person who is being chased
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did he?” quoth he.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Austin may do the same again for me.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This Austin humbly did.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pope’s Prologue to Canterbury Tales from Chaucer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The course of our story will be best pursued by attending that of Simon Glover.
Chapter 27 of The Fair Maid of Perth by Walter Scott holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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