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Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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To music wild and rare.
It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!
Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.
Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.
Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
To music wild and rare.
/tuː ˈmjuːzɪk waɪld ənd rer/
Line 2
It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!
Line 3
Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.
Line 4
Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.
Line 5
Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!
/ðeˈrɪn ˈʌndiːn ˈlʌvli spraɪt/

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.

bower noun US /ˈbaʊər/

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading “It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!”

hunter's noun US /ˈhʌntərz/

possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading “Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.”

ranged verb US /reɪndʒd/

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading “Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.”

sprite noun US /spraɪt/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading “Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!”

starry adjective US /ˈstɑːriː/

abounding with or resembling stars

From this reading “Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.”

thyme noun US /θaɪm/

any of various mints of the genus Thymus

From this reading “Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.”

tinged verb US /tɪŋd/

past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling

From this reading “Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.”

Undine noun US /ˈʌndiːn/

any of various female water spirits

From this reading “Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!”

All words in this reading · 42

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To music wild and rare.

AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

cluster'd

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

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

daisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

Dream-like

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

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

dun-deer

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

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

eye-bright

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

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

faerynoun

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

flowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

flower-bells

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

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

hunter'snounUS /ˈhʌntərz/

possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading To music wild and rare.

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

rangedverbUS /reɪndʒd/

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

rareadjectiveUS /rer/

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading To music wild and rare.

rose-twined

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

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

SecureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/

get by special effort

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

soft-eyed

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

From this reading Around, the soft-eyed dun-deer ranged, Secure from hunter's power.

spritenounUS /spraɪt/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!

starryadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːriː/

abounding with or resembling stars

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It died away--the palace changed, Dream-like, into a bower!

ThereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/

(formal) in or into that thing or place

From this reading Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!

thymenounUS /θaɪm/

any of various mints of the genus Thymus

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/

past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To music wild and rare.

UndinenounUS /ˈʌndiːn/

any of various female water spirits

From this reading Therein "Undine," lovely sprite!

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading To music wild and rare.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Wild thyme and eye-bright tinged the ground, With daisy, starry flower, While crimson flower-bells cluster'd round The rose-twined faery bower.

Chapter 37 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. by Charles [Editor] Rogers holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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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Chapter 37 holds 430 sentences of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6., unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. by Charles [Editor] Rogers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sheep
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fauld
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Warld
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Heart
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6.; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.