Chapter 9 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KYTE, _s._ the belly. KYTIE, _s._ fat; big-bellied. --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump. _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough. LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
Chapter 9 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “KYTE, _s._ the belly.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “--L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.”
a compact mass
From this reading “--L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.”
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading “_To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “--L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.”
in proper order or sequence
From this reading “LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.”
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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 --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading KYTE, _s._ the belly.
having a prominent belly
From this reading KYTIE, _s._ fat; big-bellied.
exhale hard
From this reading --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading KYTIE, _s._ fat; big-bellied.
adult female chicken
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KYTE, _s._ the belly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KYTIE, _s._ fat; big-bellied.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
set down according to a plan
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
a compact mass
From this reading --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading KYTE, _s._ the belly.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump.
in proper order or sequence
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KYTE, _s._ the belly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen.
Chapter 9 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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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