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Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 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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The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.
Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.
Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.
On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.
He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 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
The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.
Line 2
Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.
Line 3
Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.
Line 4
On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.
Line 5
He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.”

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.”

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a

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

age

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

and

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

apart

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

at

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

be

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

beautiful

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

begin

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From this reading Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.

berries

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

boy

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

built

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

came

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

cured

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

day

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

days

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

during

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

every

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

fasting

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

fasts

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

father

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

filling

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

first

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

flowers

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

food

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

for

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

good

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

grew

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

growing

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

guide

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

he

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

healed

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

herbs

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

him

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

his

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

how

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

images

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

in

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

Indian

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

is

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

knew

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

life

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

little

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

lodge

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

looking

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

may

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

might

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

night-dreams

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

of

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

On

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

others

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

plants

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

reached

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

rest

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

rite

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From this reading Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.

saw

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

see

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

sickness

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

so

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

solemn

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From this reading Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.

some

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

Spirit

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

that

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

The

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

them

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

Then

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From this reading Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.

there

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

things

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

through

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

time

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

to

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

undisturbed

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

vision

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

walked

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

were

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

when

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

with

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

withdrew

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From this reading Then Wunzh withdrew to begin the solemn rite.

woods

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From this reading On the first day he walked alone in the woods looking at the flowers and plants, and filling his mind with the beautiful images of growing things so that he might see them in his night-dreams.

wounds

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From this reading He saw how the flowers and herbs and berries grew, and he knew that some were good for food, and that others healed wounds and cured sickness.

Wunph's

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From this reading Wunph's father built him a little lodge apart, so that the boy might rest there undisturbed during his days of fasting.

Wunzh

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From this reading The time came that Wunzh reached the age when every Indian boy fasts so that he may see in a vision the Spirit that is to be his guide through life.

Chapter 19 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.

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Chapter 19 holds 204 sentences of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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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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