Chapter 19 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway! Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there. Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms. "O Cloudy! You waited up, didn't you?
Chapter 19 of Cloudy Jewel is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading “How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.”
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “"O Cloudy!”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.”
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading “How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!”
moving swiftly
From this reading “How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!”
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading “Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.”
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.
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In this reading “Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.”
In this reading “Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.”
In this reading “How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!”
In this reading “Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading "O Cloudy!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You waited up, didn't you?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
moving swiftly
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Cloudy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Leslie sprang out, and dashed into her arms.
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading You waited up, didn't you?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
accept gladly
From this reading How welcome a sound was the churn of the engine as it came flying up the road and turned into the driveway!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Julia Cloud was at the door, waiting to receive them, straining her eyes into the darkness to be sure they were both there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You waited up, didn't you?
Chapter 19 of Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 160 sentences of Cloudy Jewel, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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