Underwoods

Chapter III · _In Scots_

By Robert Louis Stevenson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

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Underwoods

Chapter III · _In Scots_

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

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ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

Line 3

When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

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A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

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THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.”

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

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From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

aince

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From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

amang

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

Aprile

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From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

bells

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

BITTOCK

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

breeze

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

clinkum-clank

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

Eas'lan

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

fairly

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From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

Far

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

Frae

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

III

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

ILLE

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

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From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

ken

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

like

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

LOWDEN

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

MAKER

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

MILE

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

MORN

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

nippin

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

nirly

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

POSTERITY

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

SABBATH

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

SPAEWIFE

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

TERRARUM

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From this reading ILLE TERRARUM—Frae nirly, nippin’, Eas’lan’ 80 breeze III.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

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From this reading A MILE AN’ A BITTOCK 87 V. A LOWDEN SABBATH MORN—The clinkum-clank o’ 89 Sabbath bells VI.

VII

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

wad

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From this reading THE SPAEWIFE—O, I wad like to ken 98 VII.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When aince Aprile has fairly come 85 IV.

years

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.

yont

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From this reading I. THE MAKER TO POSTERITY—Far ’yont amang the 77 years to be II.