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My heart's in the Highlands
My heart's in the Highlands

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Amy Le Feuvre • Curated US English Learning Edition
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FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."
Walter Smith.
ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.
She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:
"DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

My heart's in the Highlands

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."
Line 2
Walter Smith.
/ˈwɔːltər smɪθ/
Line 3
ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.
Line 4
She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:
Line 5
"DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.
/dɪr oʊld ted ɪt wɑːz ɡʊd tuː siː jɔːr fɪst əˈɡen/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

budget noun US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

From this reading “She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Granny noun US /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
indoors adverb US /ˈɪndɔːrz/

within a building

From this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
locks noun US /lɑːks/

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

From this reading “FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nursed adjective US /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skeleton noun US /ˈskelətən/

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading “FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
strait noun US /streɪt/

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

From this reading “FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talks noun US /tɔːks/

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading “FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

remain indoors verb + particle

In this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

202 times in 426,211 chapters
ten days noun + noun

In this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

9,498 times in 426,211 chapters
narrow road verb + noun

In this reading “FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."”

734 times in 426,211 chapters
for a week preposition + article + noun counted as “for … week”

In this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

12,309 times in 426,211 chapters
for ten preposition + noun

In this reading “ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.”

9,883 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 72

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora curated lexicon
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
budgetnounUS /ˈbʌdʒɪt/

a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chestnounUS /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FaithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fistnounUS /fɪst/

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FRIENDLYadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/

within a building

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
locksnounUS /lɑːks/

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
master-key

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Pending verification
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Pending verification
pickverbUS /pɪk/

select carefully from a group

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pick-locks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Pending verification
rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ROWENA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Pending verification
seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Walter Smith.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
solaced

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

Pending verification
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
straightwayadverb

at once

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
straitnounUS /streɪt/

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TALKSnounUS /tɔːks/

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TEDnounUS /ted/

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading Walter Smith.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was solaced by a budget of Indian letters, and she straightway replied to her brother:

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading ROWENA did not see her friends for ten days, for a week of storm and rain set in, and she managed to catch a cold which settled on her chest, and forced her to remain indoors and be nursed by Granny.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FRIENDLY TALKS "Faith alone is the master-key To the strait gate and narrow road, The others but skeleton pick-locks be, And you never shall pick the locks of God."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "DEAR OLD TED,—" "It was good to see your fist again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands by Amy Le Feuvre holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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.

What does chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands contain?

Chapter 5 holds 357 sentences of My heart's in the Highlands, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands by Amy Le Feuvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 357 sentences, grouped into 72 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of My heart's in the Highlands?

Work through the 72 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 72 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of My heart's in the Highlands?

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How long does My heart's in the Highlands take to read?

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