Chapter 6 of Highland annals is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Highland annals is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush. Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.” The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company. I was half angered. “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
Chapter 6 of Highland annals is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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marked by extreme anger
From this reading “I was half angered.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading ““Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.”
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading “The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.”
jump lightly
From this reading “Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.””
select carefully from a group
From this reading ““Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading ““Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading ““Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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take and lift upward
In this reading ““Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.”
In this reading ““Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.”
In this reading “The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading I was half angered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I was half angered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
jump lightly
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Come on,” I said, taking the lead along the ridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ef we roust that b’ar there’d best be nobody round that kain’t hop quick.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The entire party gave me a look which was a plain request that I keep Serena company.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Stay if you want to,” Len told her, “an’ keep Ross to he’p ye pick up brush.
Chapter 6 of Highland annals by Olive Tilford Dargan holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Chapter 6 holds 437 sentences of Highland annals, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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