Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion. It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed. It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out. "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety. Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07 is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading “All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.”
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “"Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.”
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.
thrust or extend out
In this reading “It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.”
In this reading “"Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
having a point
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible for Buccleugh to hold out.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was now her time, she saw how victory pointed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now," she said, "thou knowest whom to fight for with safety.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ere a quarter-of-an-hour the king's party will prevail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All this was seen by the mistress of Darnick, and heard by Heiton with the feelings of a caged lion.
Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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