Chapter 30 of Heather and Snow is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Heather and Snow is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear. Marion was the first to ask what had become of her. David answered she had left him in the workshop. ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother. ‘I kenna,’ returned David.
Chapter 30 of Heather and Snow is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.”
death of a person
From this reading “BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.”
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
From this reading “David answered she had left him in the workshop.”
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From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading David answered she had left him in the workshop.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
a child: son or daughter
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
give a benediction to
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
death of a person
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading David answered she had left him in the workshop.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I kenna,’ returned David.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I kenna,’ returned David.
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From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading David answered she had left him in the workshop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
a particular point in time
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ‘I kenna,’ returned David.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading David answered she had left him in the workshop.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘Bless the bairn! what can she be aboot this time o’ nicht?’ said her mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Marion was the first to ask what had become of her.
at the time that
From this reading BACK FROM THE GRAVE When David came in to supper, he said nothing, expecting Kirsty every moment to appear.
small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
From this reading David answered she had left him in the workshop.
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