Chapter 6 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I canna help it. I'm that fond o' ye. An' it's no as if I had done a black crime. It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again. 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
Chapter 6 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “I'm that fond o' ye.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
having or showing no mercy
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.”
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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 An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
anew
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
From this reading 'I canna help it.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I'm that fond o' ye.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
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From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'I canna help it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I canna help it.
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From this reading I'm that fond o' ye.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I canna help it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
go away from a place
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
having or showing no mercy
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
not any; not one
From this reading An' it's no as if I had done a black crime.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I'm that fond o' ye.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm that fond o' ye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pure accident----' 'Jist like a penny novel,' she interrupted merciless again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
accept gladly
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I'm that fond o' ye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weel, I'm sure ye're welcome to ha'e as mony girls as ye like--only, ye'll ha'e to leave me oot.
Chapter 6 of Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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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