Chapter 24 of The Men of the Moss-Hags is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Men of the Moss-Hags is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE. I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed. She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough. "Rise!" she said. "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
Chapter 24 of The Men of the Moss-Hags is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.”
an association of criminals
From this reading “"Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."”
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 “She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.”
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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 "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
an association of criminals
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
impressive in appearance
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
move upward
From this reading "Rise!" she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rise!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was fully dressed, as if to receive company, and her tall and straight figure looked imposing enough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDENER OF BALMAGHIE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was wakened one morning by Jean coming to the side of my bed.
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Rise! there's a chiel here, that wants ye to gang wi' him."
Chapter 24 of The Men of the Moss-Hags by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 24 holds 170 sentences of The Men of the Moss-Hags, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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