Chapter 31 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Courage, Menie Laurie! Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain. Look through the distance--look steadily. Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside. Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
Chapter 31 of The Quiet Heart is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.”
rural regions
From this reading “Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.”
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading “Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.”
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Look through the distance--look steadily.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?”
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.
dead
In this reading “Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
rural regions
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Courage, Menie Laurie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Look through the distance--look steadily.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courage, Menie Laurie!
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look through the distance--look steadily.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courage, Menie Laurie!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Look through the distance--look steadily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look through the distance--look steadily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Look through the distance--look steadily.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
a Caucasian
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Well, never veil your eyes--are you not at peace with them as with all the world?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it is the white gable of Crofthill looking down upon the countryside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heaven does not send this breeze upon your cheek for nought--does not raise about you these glorious limits of hill and cloud in vain.
Chapter 31 of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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