Heart of Gold

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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WONDERFUL TIDINGS "Well," sighed Peace blissfully, while Mrs. Campbell was helping her dress for Sunday School the first Sunday after her return from Fairview, "this has been a busy week.

There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

Where has the time gone to?"

"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

"You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

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Heart of Gold

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Heart of Gold is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

WONDERFUL TIDINGS "Well," sighed Peace blissfully, while Mrs. Campbell was helping her dress for Sunday School the first Sunday after her return from Fairview, "this has been a busy week.

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There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

Line 3

Where has the time gone to?"

/wer hæz ðə taɪm ɡɔːn tuː/

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"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

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"You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

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blissfully adverb US /ˈblɪsfəli/

in a blissful manner

From this reading “WONDERFUL TIDINGS "Well," sighed Peace blissfully, while Mrs. Campbell was helping her dress for Sunday School the first Sunday after her return from Fairview, "this has been a busy week.”

Campbell noun US /ˈkæmbəl/

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

grunted verb US /ˈɡrʌntɪd/

past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

From this reading “"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.”

helping noun US /ˈhelpɪŋ/

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

laboriously adverb US /ləˈbɔːriəsli/

in a laborious manner

From this reading “"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.”

rug noun US /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading “"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.”

shoes noun US /ʃuːz/

a particular situation

From this reading “"I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.”

tidings noun US /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

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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 WONDERFUL TIDINGS "Well," sighed Peace blissfully, while Mrs. Campbell was helping her dress for Sunday School the first Sunday after her return from Fairview, "this has been a busy week.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

Allee

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From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

blissfullyadverbUS /ˈblɪsfəli/

in a blissful manner

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

doesn't

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From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

Fairview

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Where has the time gone to?"

gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/

past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

hasn't

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From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

haven't

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From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

laboriouslyadverbUS /ləˈbɔːriəsli/

in a laborious manner

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

lacingnoun

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

legsnounUS /leɡz/

staying power

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

rugnounUS /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

sh'd

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From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/

a particular situation

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

sighedverbUS /saɪd/

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

spareverbUS /sper/

refrain from harming

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

TIDINGSnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/

information about recent and important events

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Where has the time gone to?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where has the time gone to?"

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

WONDERFULadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading There hasn't been a minute to spare, yet it doesn't seem like this could be Sunday already.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I sh'd think you would know," grunted Allee from her seat on the rug where she was laboriously lacing her shoes.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have walked your legs off, pretty near,--haven't you?"

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