Chapter 19 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?” But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother. “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully. “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.” “What has changed her?”
Chapter 19 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading ““She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.””
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading ““What has changed her?””
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading ““And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?””
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.””
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ““Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
anew
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “What has changed her?”
a young female
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has changed her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
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 But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Menie is not Menie now,” said July thoughtfully.
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading But July makes a long pause--July is always timid of speaking to her brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “She never looks like what she used to look at Burnside.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And July, little girl--you are glad to see Menie Laurie again?”
Chapter 19 of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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 19 holds 80 sentences of The Quiet Heart, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 80 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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