Chapter 7 of Highland Ballad is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Highland Ballad is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," she replied. "I ask nothing more." "Where would you suggest I go?" "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
Chapter 7 of Highland Ballad is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Where would you suggest I go?"”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “"Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.”
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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 "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I ask nothing more."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Where would you suggest I go?"
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From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ask nothing more."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I ask nothing more."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I ask nothing more."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
a course of conduct
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Where would you suggest I go?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where would you suggest I go?"
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading "Our ancestral gravesite lies in the wooded dell, a quarter of a mile from here, by the back path.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Where would you suggest I go?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where would you suggest I go?"
Chapter 7 of Highland Ballad by Christopher Leadem holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 429 sentences of Highland Ballad, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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