Chapter 6 of The Wee Scotch Piper is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wee Scotch Piper is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully. He fed it from a baby's bottle. The young creature grew strong and fat. It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse. It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
Chapter 6 of The Wee Scotch Piper is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “He fed it from a baby's bottle.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “He fed it from a baby's bottle.”
the act of departing
From this reading “IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “The young creature grew strong and fat.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “He fed it from a baby's bottle.”
young sheep
From this reading “IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.”
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.”
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.
In this reading “The young creature grew strong and fat.”
In this reading “The young creature grew strong and fat.”
In this reading “IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.”
In this reading “It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.”
In this reading “It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.”
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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 He fed it from a baby's bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
later than; following
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He fed it from a baby's bottle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading He fed it from a baby's bottle.
a youthful male person
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
the act of departing
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading He fed it from a baby's bottle.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fed it from a baby's bottle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He fed it from a baby's bottle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
young sheep
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a loving little animal, and Ian became very fond of it.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading IAN'S BETTY For many weeks after Sandy's departure from Aberfoyle, Ian tended the lamb carefully.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would follow the boy around as though it knew him to be its nurse.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young creature grew strong and fat.
Chapter 6 of The Wee Scotch Piper by Madeline Brandeis holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 6 holds 76 sentences of The Wee Scotch Piper, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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