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The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3
The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3 is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.
MEATH.
Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
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The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3 is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.
/ˈkaʊnsəl ˈteɪkən wɪð ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
MEATH.
Line 3
Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
Line 4
For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
/fɔːr hiː wɑːz baɪ hɜːr saɪd naʊ nɑːt tuː liːv hɜːr fɔːr lɔːŋ təˈɡeðər əˈɡen/
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The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
/ðə klaʊd wɪtʃ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst fjuː mʌnθs hæd bɪn ˈloʊərɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɜːr laɪf wɑːz ˈlaɪtənd æt læst ðə ˈbɜːrdənz wɪtʃ hæd bɪn ˈɡroʊɪŋ tuː ˈhevi fɔːr hɜːr tuː ber wɜːr ˈlɪftəd naʊ əˈpɑːn ˈʃoʊldərz ˈstrɔːŋər ənd mɔːr ˈeɪbəl tuː səˈsteɪn ðem/

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burdens noun US /ˈbɜːrdənz/

plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

counsel noun US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading “COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.”

lightened verb US /ˈlaɪtənd/

past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful

From this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

lowering adjective US /ˈloʊərɪŋ/

darkened by clouds

From this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

pour verb US /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading “Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!”

revelations noun US /ˌrevəˈleɪʃənz/

plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident

From this reading “Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!”

stronger adjective US /ˈstrɔːŋər/

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

sustain verb US /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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few months adjective + noun counted as “few month”

In this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

pour into verb + particle

In this reading “Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!”

too heavy adverb + adjective

In this reading “The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.”

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ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

AnxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/

eagerly desirous

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/

plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

COUNSELnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

Ella

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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

lightenedverbUS /ˈlaɪtənd/

past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/

darkened by clouds

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

MEATH

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

From this reading MEATH.

monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

revelationsnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃənz/

plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

strongeradjectiveUS /ˈstrɔːŋər/

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.

Chapter 6 of The Mysteries of Heron Dyke — Volume 3 by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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.

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Never
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