Chapter 21 of The High Heart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The High Heart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo. The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history. Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else. Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life. I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
Chapter 21 of The High Heart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.”
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading “But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.”
as yourself
From this reading “Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.”
the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
From this reading “Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.”
capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
From this reading “But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.”
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.
In this reading “The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
placed in a grave
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
on one occasion
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
as yourself
From this reading Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.
the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
From this reading Personally I had gone on to the readjustment of my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek being dead and buried, we had gone on to something else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But once we were settled in Newport, I almost forgot the tragedy of Sarajevo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was with Ethel Rossiter as a guest.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world, it seemed to me, had forgotten it, too; it had passed into history.
Chapter 21 of The High Heart by Basil King holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 21 holds 248 sentences of The High Heart, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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