Chapter 9 of The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't. It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't. PROVOST CREECH. An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within. COWPER.
Chapter 9 of The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.”
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading “COWPER.”
an accidental happening
From this reading “We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.”
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading “PROVOST CREECH.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
dwell
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading COWPER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROVOST CREECH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
an accidental happening
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
a high-ranking university administrator
From this reading PROVOST CREECH.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
a special situation
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll hap and row, hap and row, We'll hap and row the feetie o't.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
(used informally) very small
From this reading It is a wee bit weary thing, I dinnie bide the greetie o't.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading An honest man, close button'd to the chin, Broad-cloth without, and a warm heart within.
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