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Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Drumshargard.
While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.
Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.
A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.
She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.
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The Scottish Chiefs

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Scottish Chiefs is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Drumshargard.
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While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.
/waɪl ðiːz trænˈzækʃənz ˈɑːkjəpaɪd ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ˈleɪdi ˈhelən huː ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔːr hæd bɪn riˈmuːvd ˈɪntuː ðə ˈkwaɪət sel əˈpɔɪntɪd fɔːr hɜːr slept lɔːŋ ənd ˈswiːtli/
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Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.
/hɜːr ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd freɪm faʊnd ˌrenəˈveɪʃən ənd ʃiː əˈwoʊk wɪð ə ˈhevənli kɑːm æt hɜːr hɑːrt/
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A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.
/ə ˈtʃɪrɪŋ ˈvɪʒən hæd ˈvɪzɪtɪd hɜːr ˈsliːpɪŋ θɔːts ənd ə træns ʌv ˈhæpi ˈfiːlɪŋz əbˈzɔːrbd hɜːr ˈsensɪz waɪl hɜːr ˈhɑːrdli dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd ˈspɪrət stɪl ˈhʌvərd ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈfeɪdɪŋ ˈɪmədʒəz/
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She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.
/ʃiː hæd siːn ɪn hɜːr driːm ə jʌŋ naɪt ˈentər hɜːr sel ˈberɪŋ hɜːr ˈfɑːðər ɪn hɪz ɑːrmz/

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cheering noun US /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading “A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.”

disengaged verb US /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

From this reading “A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.”

fading noun US /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading “A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.”

hovered verb US /ˈhʌvərd/

past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading “A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.”

renovation noun US /ˌrenəˈveɪʃən/

the act of improving by renewing and restoring

From this reading “Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.”

sweetly adverb US /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading “While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.”

trance noun US /træns/

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading “A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.”

transactions noun US /trænˈzækʃənz/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading “While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

subject to appointment

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

cellnounUS /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

disengagedverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

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enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

feelingsnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋz/

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

frameverbUS /freɪm/

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/

past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/

plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

knightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

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 While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

renovationnounUS /ˌrenəˈveɪʃən/

the act of improving by renewing and restoring

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

trancenounUS /træns/

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

transactionsnounUS /trænˈzækʃənz/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading A cheering vision had visited her sleeping thoughts; and a trance of happy feelings absorbed her senses, while her hardly disengaged spirit still hovered over its fading images.

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading While these transactions occupied the morning, Lady Helen (who the night before had been removed into the quiet cell appointed for her) slept long and sweetly.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her exhausted frame found renovation; and she awoke with a heavenly calm at her heart.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading She had seen in her dream a young knight enter her cell, bearing her father in his arms.

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