Chapter 12 of My heart's in the Highlands is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of My heart's in the Highlands is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls." Young. IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped. Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible. But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
Chapter 12 of My heart's in the Highlands is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
From this reading “But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.”
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.”
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.
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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 IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
any person at all
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
placed in a grave
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
set up or found
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
Identical; not different.
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IT was a strange life into which Rowena had slipped.
which person or people
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But Rowena had always a wonderful adaptability to her circumstances.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading CHASING SHADOWS "Heart buried in the rubbish of the world— The world—that gulf of Souls—immortal Souls."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anyone else who held the same views that she did would have found it impossible.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young.
Chapter 12 of My heart's in the Highlands by Amy Le Feuvre holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 12 holds 262 sentences of My heart's in the Highlands, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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