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An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).
An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3). is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Fritz Reuter • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.
Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.
How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!
The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.
But is it the same with joy and sorrow?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3). is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.
Line 2
Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.
/deɪ ənd naɪt dʒɔɪ ənd ˈsɑːroʊ hæd tʃeɪndʒd ˈpleɪsəz əˈɡen ənd əˈɡen dʒʌst æz ðeɪ juːzd tuː duː ɪn ðə oʊld taɪm dʒʌst æz ðeɪ hæv dʌn sɪns ðə lɔːrd ɡɑːd kriˈeɪtəd deɪ ənd naɪt pleɪst mæn ɪn ðə ˈɡɑːrdən ʌv ˈiːdən ənd ðen droʊv hɪm aʊt əˈɡen/
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How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!
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The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.
/ðə deɪ ʃaɪnz fɔːr ˈevəri mæn ənd ðə naɪt ˈkloʊzɪz ˈoʊvər ˈevəri mæn ðer ɪz noʊ rɪˈspekt ʌv ˈpɜːrsənz/
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But is it the same with joy and sorrow?
/bʌt ɪz ɪt ðə seɪm wɪð dʒɔɪ ənd ˈsɑːroʊ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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closes noun US /ˈkloʊzɪz/

plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time

From this reading “The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
completed adjective US /kəmˈpliːtəd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading “The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.”

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courses noun US /ˈkɔːrsəz/

plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading “The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.”

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created verb US /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.”

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crooked adjective US /ˈkrʊkəd/

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading “The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.”

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Eden noun US /ˈiːdən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nights noun US /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading “How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!”

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shines noun US /ʃaɪnz/

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading “The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

many days adjective + noun

In this reading “How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!”

9,280 times in 426,212 chapters
come into verb + particle

obtain, especially accidentally

In this reading “How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!”

66,662 times in 426,212 chapters
since then preposition + adverb

In this reading “How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!”

10,187 times in 426,212 chapters
with joy preposition + noun

In this reading “But is it the same with joy and sorrow?”

12,312 times in 426,212 chapters
into the world preposition + article + noun counted as “into … world”

In this reading “How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!”

9,829 times in 426,212 chapters
in the Garden preposition + article + noun counted as “in … garden”

In this reading “Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.”

21,996 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 64

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1845

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From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But is it the same with joy and sorrow?

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changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/

plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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coursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/

plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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How

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From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But is it the same with joy and sorrow?

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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

Velmora curated lexicon
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading But is it the same with joy and sorrow?

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shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

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thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The day shines for every man, and the night closes over every man; there is no respect of persons.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

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usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Day and night, joy and sorrow had changed places again and again, just as they used to do in the old time, just as they have done since the Lord God created day and night, placed man in the Garden of Eden, and then drove him out again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But is it the same with joy and sorrow?

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worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading How many days and nights, and how much joy and sorrow have come into the world since then!

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yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The year 1845 had come, and the earth had completed another of its old crooked courses.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 14 of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3). by Fritz Reuter holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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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    Choose one of the 17 chapters of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3). to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).

Words and structures a reader meets early in An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3)., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Eldest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
David
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Youngest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Daughter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. 2 (of 3).; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.