Chapter 10 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch. PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer. _To_ PINGLE, _v. a._ to labour with assiduity. _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted. PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
Chapter 10 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading “_To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.”
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading “_To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.”
make off with belongings of others
From this reading “PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.”
a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
From this reading “PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.”
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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 PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
great and constant diligence and attention
From this reading _To_ PINGLE, _v. a._ to labour with assiduity.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
opinion or judgment
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
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From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading _To_ PINGLE, _v. a._ to labour with assiduity.
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From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
select carefully from a group
From this reading PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch.
make off with belongings of others
From this reading PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ PINGLE, _v. a._ to labour with assiduity.
a light shade of red
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading PIK, PICK, _s._ pitch.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _To_ PINK, _v. n._ to glimmer with the eyes half contracted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.
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 PILK, _v. a._ to pilfer.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
in or at the place that
From this reading PINNER, _s._ a female head-dress, with long lappets pinned to the temples and reaching to the bosom, where they were fastened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _To_ PINGLE, _v. a._ to labour with assiduity.
Chapter 10 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 by John Mackay [Compiler] Wilson holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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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