Chapter 28 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place. Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days. It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor. Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?” But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
Chapter 28 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a Scottish word
From this reading “Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.”
dwell
From this reading ““You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.”
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.”
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
From this reading “Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.”
third-person singular of “satisfy” — meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.”
wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading “But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.”
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almost do or experience something
In this reading ““You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.”
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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 Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
a Scottish word
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
a child: son or daughter
From this reading Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
dwell
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
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From this reading Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
and nothing more
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
not any; not one
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
third-person singular of “satisfy” — meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Bairn! will you daur struggle wi’ me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Menie would dare straggle with any one--neither command nor resistance satisfies her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re to bide away--you’re no to come near this place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Na, you may just fecht; but you’ve nae pith compared to Jenny, for a’ sae auld and thrawn as Jenny has been a’ her days.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s no me just--it’s your mamma and the doctor.
Chapter 28 of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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