Chapter 39 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62. It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13. It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289. I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203. I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
Chapter 39 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 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.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.”
having made preparations
From this reading “It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.”
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading “I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.”
compress into a wad
From this reading “It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
having made preparations
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I 've a guinea I can spend, vol. vi., 22.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It 's dowie in the hint o' hairst, vol. v., 62.
compress into a wad
From this reading It 's hame, and it 's hame, hame fain wad I be, vol. iii., 13.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an English ladye bright, vol. i., 289.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I 've listened to the midnight wind, vol. iii., 203.
Chapter 39 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. by Charles [Editor] Rogers holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 39 holds 432 sentences of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6., unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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