Chapter 11 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner. SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities. SLUMP, _adj._ taken in gross. SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing. SMA, _adj._ small.
Chapter 11 of Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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before any deductions
From this reading “SLUMP, _adj._ taken in gross.”
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading “SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.”
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading “_To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.”
assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading “SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.”
make a splashing sound
From this reading “SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.”
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.”
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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 _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLUMP, _adj._ taken in gross.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
before any deductions
From this reading SLUMP, _adj._ taken in gross.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
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_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
plural of “quantity” — how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
make a splashing sound
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SMA, _adj._ small.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SMA, _adj._ small.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading SLUMP, _adj._ taken in gross.
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading SLUSCH, SLUSH, _s._ soft plashy ground; snow in a state of thawing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading SLUMP, _by the slump_, altogether, or in unbroken quantities.
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_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading _To_ SLOUNGE, _v. n._ to walk about in a slovenly manner.
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