Chapter 4 of Isla Heron is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Isla Heron is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCARLET SORREL. AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived. He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel. “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat. “I’ve got to wait till then.
Chapter 4 of Isla Heron is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.”
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.”
with passion
From this reading “He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading ““That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “THE SCARLET SORREL.”
of a light brownish color
From this reading “THE SCARLET SORREL.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.”
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In this reading ““I’ve got to wait till then.”
In this reading ““I’ve got to wait till then.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got to wait till then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got to wait till then.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
with passion
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading THE SCARLET SORREL.
of a light brownish color
From this reading THE SCARLET SORREL.
not in physical motion
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCARLET SORREL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I’ve got to wait till then.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I’ve got to wait till then.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’ll be my time!” he said, talking to himself as he lay rocking in his boat.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I’ve got to wait till then.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND now June was come, and Giles Heron still lived.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He had watched passionately for the blossoming of the scarlet sorrel.
Chapter 4 of Isla Heron by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 4 holds 61 sentences of Isla Heron, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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