Chapter 14 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 1 is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 1 is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVERSE. A fredome is a noble thing! Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives. BARBOUR'S BRUCE. Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
Chapter 14 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 1 is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “BARBOUR'S BRUCE.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.”
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading “Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.”
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading “Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.”
change to the contrary
From this reading “A REVERSE.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.”
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.
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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 A REVERSE.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARBOUR'S BRUCE.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading BARBOUR'S BRUCE.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fredome is a noble thing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fredome is a noble thing!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
impressive in appearance
From this reading A fredome is a noble thing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
change to the contrary
From this reading A REVERSE.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
not in physical motion
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
a special situation
From this reading A fredome is a noble thing!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fredome makes man to have liking; Fredome al solace to man gives, He lives at ease that frely lives.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
in or at the place that
From this reading Walter was still where we left him in the eleventh chapter, an inmate of the city prison.
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