Chapter 27 of The Heart's Country is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Heart's Country is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year. The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy. "Isn't the other place better?" I asked him. He nodded.
Chapter 27 of The Heart's Country is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.”
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading “The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.”
an educational institution
From this reading “The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
be restored
In this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
In this reading “"Isn't the other place better?"”
In this reading “When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.”
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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 The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Isn't the other place better?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't the other place better?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Isn't the other place better?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
an educational institution
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The academy had offered him a place in it, and so had another school and he had chosen the academy.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
at the time that
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading When Alec came back in the early summer, he told me he was to stay for the year.
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