Chapter 40 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41. The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172. The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305. The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168. The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
Chapter 40 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.”
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading “The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.”
boil slowly at low temperature
From this reading “The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.”
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 The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
at any time
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
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 The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
get rid of
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
boil slowly at low temperature
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The tears I shed must ever fall, vol. i., 168.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading The tempest is raging, vol. iii., 151.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The sunny days are come, my love, vol. vi., 172.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day, vol. i., 41.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The sweets o' the simmer invite us to wander, vol. ii., 305.
Chapter 40 of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6. by Charles [Editor] Rogers holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 40 holds 410 sentences of The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes 1-6., unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 40 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 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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