Chapter 3 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 21 is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 21 is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way. "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him. "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said. "I have something to say to you." And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
Chapter 3 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 21 is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “"Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “"Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “"Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.”
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 “"Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.”
In this reading “"Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.”
In this reading “"Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.”
In this reading “"Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.”
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 "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
the act of departing
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have something to say to you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading And, going into the adjoining parlour, he called for a half-mutchkin.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
express in words
From this reading "I have something to say to you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have something to say to you."
express in speech
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Na; I ken ye owre weel," was the quick reply, as she turned a pair of keen, grey eyes on him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you read me _my_ fortune?" he said, in his own peculiar way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you'll speak to me at any rate," he said.
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