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The Men of the Moss-Hags

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Men of the Moss-Hags is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.
With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.
Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.
They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.
They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.
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The Men of the Moss-Hags

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Men of the Moss-Hags is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.
/ðə blʌd ʌv ðə ˈmɑːrtərz/
Line 2
With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.
Line 3
Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.
Line 4
They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.
/ðeɪ tɜːrnd ɔːl ðæt ðeɪ kʊd nɑːt ˈkæri ˈɪntuː ðə mɪdst ʌv ðə flɔːr tuː bɜːrn æt ðer ˈleʒər/
Line 5
They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

Learner Dictionary

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.

burn verb US /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading “They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.”

gear noun US /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading “Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.”

leisure noun US /ˈleʒər/

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading “They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.”

liking noun US /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading “With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.”

loch noun US /lɑːk/

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

From this reading “With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.”

martyrs noun US /ˈmɑːrtərz/

plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading “THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.”

thieves noun US /θiːvz/

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading “With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.”

wardrobe noun US /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading “Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

into the midst preposition + article + noun counted as “into … midst”

In this reading “They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.”

came forth verb + particle counted as “come forth”

come out of

In this reading “Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.”

all things adjective + noun

In this reading “With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.”

carry into verb + particle

In this reading “They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.”

All words in this reading · 55

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

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 With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

Annandale

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

BLOODnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.

brae-face

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

dang

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

furniturenounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

gearnounUS /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

Johnstone's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

lochnounUS /lɑːk/

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

MARTYRSnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərz/

plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading They drove away the cattle from off the brae-face.

plenishing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

tailnounUS /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

thievesnounUS /θiːvz/

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading They turned all that they could not carry into the midst of the floor to burn at their leisure.

wardrobenounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading Some came forth carrying good house gear, some table furniture, and some the plenishing of bed and wardrobe.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading With that, like a loch broken loose, Johnstone's tail of Annandale thieves rushed within the house and dang all things here and there at their liking.

Chapter 8 of The Men of the Moss-Hags by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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