Hour of Enchantment

Chapter XV · Transforming a Mountain

Chapter XV of Hour of Enchantment, “Transforming a Mountain,” is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell • Curated US English Learning Edition

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If Jeanne carried her heart in her mouth as she passed through the gate and walked out on the lot of that “Little Bit of Hollywood” in Chicago that day, neither her face nor her feet betrayed her.

She was smiling.

Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

“Come over here.”

She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

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Hour of Enchantment

Chapter XV · Transforming a Mountain

Chapter XV of Hour of Enchantment, “Transforming a Mountain,” is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Line 2

She was smiling.

/ʃiː wɑːz ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

Line 3

Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

/hɜːr fiːt muːvd ɪn ə sɔːrt ʌv ˈrɪðmɪk ˈmoʊʃən ðæt wɑːz ˈɔːlmoʊst ə dæns/

Line 4

“Come over here.”

/kʌm ˈoʊvər hiːr/

Line 5

She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

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betrayed verb US /bɪˈtreɪd/

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading “If Jeanne carried her heart in her mouth as she passed through the gate and walked out on the lot of that “Little Bit of Hollywood” in Chicago that day, neither her face nor her feet betrayed her.”

Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

Hollywood noun US /ˈhɑːliwʊd/

the film industry of the United States

motion noun US /ˈmoʊʃən/

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading “Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.”

rhythmic adjective US /ˈrɪðmɪk/

recurring with measured regularity

From this reading “Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.”

spectators noun US /ˈspekteɪtərz/

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading “She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.”

stadium noun US /ˈsteɪdiəm/

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

From this reading “She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.”

steered verb US /stɪrd/

past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading “She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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passed through verb + particle counted as “pass through”

make a passage or journey from one place to another

In this reading “If Jeanne carried her heart in her mouth as she passed through the gate and walked out on the lot of that “Little Bit of Hollywood” in Chicago that day, neither her face nor her feet betrayed her.”

through the gate preposition + article + noun counted as “through … gate”

Little Bit adjective + noun

into the shadow preposition + article + noun counted as “into … shadow”

In this reading “She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.”

Come over verb + particle

communicate the intended meaning or impression

In this reading ““Come over here.””

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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 Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If Jeanne carried her heart in her mouth as she passed through the gate and walked out on the lot of that “Little Bit of Hollywood” in Chicago that day, neither her face nor her feet betrayed her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

betrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

BitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading “Come over here.”

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Come over here.”

HollywoodnounUS /ˈhɑːliwʊd/

the film industry of the United States

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

Jeanne

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Jensie

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From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

mouthnounUS /maʊθ/

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Come over here.”

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

rhythmicadjectiveUS /ˈrɪðmɪk/

recurring with measured regularity

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading She was smiling.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Her feet moved in a sort of rhythmic motion that was almost a dance.

spectatorsnounUS /ˈspekteɪtərz/

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

stadiumnounUS /ˈsteɪdiəm/

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

steeredverbUS /stɪrd/

past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

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

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was smiling.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She steered Jensie, who was at her side, into the shadow of the stadium for spectators.

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