Chapter 8 of In the High Valley is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of In the High Valley is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER. "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home. "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up. Why?" "Oh, nothing in particular.
Chapter 8 of In the High Valley is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"Oh, nothing in particular.”
-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “"No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.”
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading “"No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.”
not conditional
From this reading “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.”
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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 "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
a particular point in time
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
the middle of the day
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, nothing in particular.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, nothing in particular.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Oh, nothing in particular.
-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
acceptance of despair
From this reading UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
not conditional
From this reading UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "No. Lionel was in for a moment at noon, and said she was preserving raspberries; so, as I had a good deal to do, I did not go up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "HAVE you seen Imogen Young to-day?" was Clover's first question on getting home.
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