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Good Stories for Great Holidays
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Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.
The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.
His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--
Is my brother come?”
And he said: No.”
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Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.
Line 2
The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.
Line 3
His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--
Line 4
Is my brother come?”
Line 5
And he said: “No.”

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all

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

among

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

and

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

angel

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

angels

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

bed

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

brother

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From this reading “Is my brother come?”

brought

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

But

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

come

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From this reading “Is my brother come?”

did

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

entrance

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

face

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

found

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

glorified

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

go

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

had

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

he

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

heart

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

his

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

host

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

Is

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From this reading “Is my brother come?”

knew

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

lain

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

leader

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

lingered

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

many

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

my

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From this reading “Is my brother come?”

near

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

No

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From this reading And he said: “No.”

not

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

of

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

once

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

one

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

out

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

patient

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

people

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

radiant

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

said

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

sister

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

sister's

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

star

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

that

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

The

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

them

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

there

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

thither

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

those

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

to

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From this reading His sister's angel lingered near the entrance of the star, and said to the leader among those who had brought the people thither:--

upon

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

was

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From this reading The patient face, that once had lain upon the bed, was glorified and radiant, but his heart found out his sister among all the host.

were

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

who

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

with

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From this reading But there were many angels who did not go with them, and among them one he knew.

Chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for contain?

Chapter 7 holds 204 sentences of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for by Frances Jenkins Olcott exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 204 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

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