Chapter 1 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 is here in full — 1053 sentences across 211 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 is here in full — 1053 sentences across 211 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AND OF SCOTLAND. HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE. WITH A GLOSSARY. LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. 1887.
Chapter 1 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 is here in full — 1053 sentences across 211 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading “WITH A GLOSSARY.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.”
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading “HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “AND OF SCOTLAND.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.”
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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From this reading 1887.
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From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WITH A GLOSSARY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND OF SCOTLAND.
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading WITH A GLOSSARY.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.
a narrow way or road
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND OF SCOTLAND.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading AND OF SCOTLAND.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE, AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A GLOSSARY.
Chapter 1 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson holds 1053 sentences, grouped into 211 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 1 holds 1053 sentences of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 211 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1053 sentences, grouped into 211 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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