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That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877
That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
I had never thought of such courage before.”
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That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.
Line 2
When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.
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The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.
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I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.
/aɪ wɑːz ɑːn ðə ɡraʊnd ˈjestərdeɪ ənd sɔː juː ɡoʊ daʊn ˈɪntuː ðə maɪn ʃiː sed/
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I had never thought of such courage before.”
/aɪ hæd ˈnevər θɔːt ʌv sʌtʃ ˈkɜːrədʒ bɪˈfɔːr/

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.

courage noun US /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading ““I had never thought of such courage before.””

downstairs adverb US /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/

on a floor below

From this reading “When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.”

exhaustion noun US /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/

extreme fatigue

From this reading “The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.”

greet verb US /ɡriːt/

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading “When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.”

lodgings noun US /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading “The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.”

parlor noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading “When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.”

physical adjective US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading “The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.”

yesterday noun US /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading ““I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

Anice

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

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

Barholm

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

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”

Curate's

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From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/

on a floor below

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/

extreme fatigue

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

greetverbUS /ɡriːt/

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

Joan

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

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

Lowrie

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

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

observedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

pony-carriage

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

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The next morning the pony-carriage stopped before the door of the Curate's lodgings.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I had never thought of such courage before.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The appearance of physical exhaustion he had observed the night before in Joan Lowrie, he saw again in her, but he had never before seen the face which Anice turned toward him.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading When Grace went downstairs to the parlor, Anice Barholm turned from the window to greet him.

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I was on the ground yesterday, and saw you go down into the mine,” she said.

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