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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCOTTISH CAVALIER. An Historical Romance. AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C. Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown? Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
Chapter 1 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3 is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?”
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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 Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Historical Romance.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading SCOTTISH CAVALIER.
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From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading An Historical Romance.
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading An Historical Romance.
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading SCOTTISH CAVALIER.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
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From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading Dost thou admit his right, Thus to transfer our ancient Scottish crown?
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF WAR, OR THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS," "MEMOIRS OF KIRKALDY OF GRANGE," &C.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, Scotland was a kingdom once, And, by the might of God, a kingdom still shall be!
