Chapter 8 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose. "We are a' friends here. This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend. And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May. It is no secret now, my lassie."
Chapter 8 of The Twa Miss Dawsons is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading “This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “"Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “It is no secret now, my lassie."”
social deportment
From this reading “And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 "We are a' friends here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are a' friends here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We are a' friends here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We are a' friends here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
social deportment
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
not any; not one
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It is no secret now, my lassie."
the act of searching for something
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are a' friends here.
which person or people
From this reading And this is Mr Manners who has come seeking our May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Dinna go yet, Willie, man," said Mr Dawson, putting out his hand as the mate rose.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is Hugh Corbett, his father was your father's friend.
Chapter 8 of The Twa Miss Dawsons by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 433 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 8 holds 433 sentences of The Twa Miss Dawsons, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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