Chapter 21 of The Heritage is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Heritage is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FUGITIVES. “Maurice, it isn’t true! You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?” “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done. But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
Chapter 21 of The Heritage is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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realize beforehand
From this reading “But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.””
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “FUGITIVES.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.””
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.””
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?””
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““Maurice, it isn’t true!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?””
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In this reading “You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
realize beforehand
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading FUGITIVES.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maurice, it isn’t true!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Maurice, it isn’t true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maurice, it isn’t true!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
and nothing more
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
a special situation
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Maurice, it isn’t true!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I foresee that my hair will be grey before it is done.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You are not sending us away and staying here yourself?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Zoe, it’s the only thing to be done.
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