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The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3
The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 18 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3 by James Grant holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 18 holds 73 sentences of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Scottish
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cavalier
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Historical
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Romance
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/15 · 5 lines
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WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.
To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!
Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!
O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!
JACOBITE RELIQUES.
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The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Scottish Cavalier — Volume 3 is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.
Line 2
To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!
Line 3
Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!
Line 4
O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!
Line 5
JACOBITE RELIQUES.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!”

All words in this reading · 45

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

aboon

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.

auldest

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From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

bannet

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

blue

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

braid-sword

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

bree

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

daunton

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From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

FENTON

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From this reading WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

guid

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From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

hand

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

JACOBITE

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

From this reading JACOBITE RELIQUES.

James's

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

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

KING

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

From this reading WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.

land

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

man

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

never

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

O

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

Oh

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

once

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

RELIQUES

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From this reading JACOBITE RELIQUES.

sae

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

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

Scottish

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

set

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From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

shew

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

son

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

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

that'll

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

that's

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.

Then

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

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

thing

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!

unborn

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

From this reading Oh, that's the thing that never can be, For the man is unborn that'll daunton me!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

WALTER

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

From this reading WALTER FENTON AND THE KING.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading O set me once upon Scottish land, With my guid braid-sword into my hand, My bannet blue aboon my bree, Then shew me the man that'll daunton me!

young

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

From this reading To daunton me, and me sae young, And guid King James's auldest son!