Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 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 24 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods. GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child. GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl. GEE, pettish. _To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.
Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “_To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “GEE, pettish.”
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.”
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading “_To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.”
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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 GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.
a young person of either sex
From this reading GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading GEE, pettish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEAT, GETT, _s._ a child.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading GEE, pettish.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading GEAR, GERE, GEIR, _s._ goods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEBBIE, _s._ the crop of a fowl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading _To tak the gee_, to become unmanageable.
Chapter 8 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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 369 sentences of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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