Chapter 8 of The Lindsays is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lindsays is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW. ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square. ‘Oh, all right. It was rather a stupid affair.’ ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
Chapter 8 of The Lindsays is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It was rather a stupid affair.’”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.”
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading “A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.”
make square
From this reading “‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “It was rather a stupid affair.’”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was rather a stupid affair.’
later than; following
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
(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 ‘Oh, all right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather a stupid affair.’
immediately past
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, all right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
on the contrary
From this reading It was rather a stupid affair.’
precisely, exactly
From this reading ‘Oh, all right.
make square
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading It was rather a stupid affair.’
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A SUNDAY IN GLASGOW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
a source of difficulty
From this reading ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rather a stupid affair.’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ‘Rather stupid--not quite worth the trouble of attending?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Well, Alec, how did you get on last night?’ asked Duncan Cameron of his friend, when they met as usual the day after the dinner at Blythswood Square.
Chapter 8 of The Lindsays by John K. (John Kirkwood) Leys holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 185 sentences of The Lindsays, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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