Chapter 19 of Iola Leroy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Iola Leroy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVELATION. It was a lovely evening for the journey. The air was soft and balmy. The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers. Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
Chapter 19 of Iola Leroy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “The air was soft and balmy.”
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading “Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.”
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading “The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.”
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading “Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.”
serving to bring to mind
From this reading “The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A REVELATION.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REVELATION.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was soft and balmy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was soft and balmy.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The air was soft and balmy.
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
serving to bring to mind
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A REVELATION.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The air was soft and balmy.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Not a single cloud obscured the brightness of the moon or the splendor of the stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely evening for the journey.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fields and hedges were redolent with flowers.
Chapter 19 of Iola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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 251 sentences of Iola Leroy, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Iola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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