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Joel: A Boy of Galilee
Joel: A Boy of Galilee

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.
Phineas was silent and grave.
For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.
The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.
As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.
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Joel: A Boy of Galilee

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee 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
THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.
Line 2
Phineas was silent and grave.
Line 3
For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.
Line 4
The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.
/ðə əˈpɔɪntɪd taɪm wɑːz ˈnɪrɪŋ wen ðə ˈmæstər wɑːz tuː miːt ðem ɑːn ðə ˈmaʊntən/
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As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

carpenter noun US /ˈkɑːrpəntər/

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading “THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.”

companionship noun US /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/

the state of being with someone

From this reading “As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.”

fishermen noun US /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading “THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.”

hardy adjective US /ˈhɑːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading “THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.”

Joel noun US /ˈdʒoʊəl/

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading “For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.”

moody noun US /ˈmuːdi/

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading “As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.”

nearing verb US /ˈnɪrɪŋ/

-ing form of “near” — move towards

From this reading “The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.”

tomb noun US /tuːm/

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading “For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

appointed time adjective + noun

In this reading “The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.”

went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.”

lay dead verb + adjective

In this reading “For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.”

went down verb + adjective counted as “go down”

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.”

on the mountain preposition + article + noun counted as “on … mountain”

In this reading “The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/

subject to appointment

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/

the state of being with someone

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

fishermennounUS /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

Golgothanoun

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading Phineas was silent and grave.

hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/

-ing form of “near” — move towards

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

Phineas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Phineas was silent and grave.

sangnounUS /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Phineas was silent and grave.

simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

stolenounUS /stoʊl/

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

tombnounUS /tuːm/

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Phineas was silent and grave.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THEY went back to their simple lives again,--those hardy fishermen, the busy carpenter, and the boy.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The appointed time was nearing when the Master was to meet them on the mountain.

work-bench

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As often as he could, Joel stole away from the moody man at the work-bench, and went down to the beach for more cheerful companionship.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading For him, hope still lay dead in that garden tomb near Golgotha; but Joel sang as he worked.

Chapter 19 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

What does chapter 19 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee contain?

Chapter 19 holds 204 sentences of Joel: A Boy of Galilee, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Joel: A Boy of Galilee by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston exactly as it stands in the 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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Vocabulary met early in Joel: A Boy of Galilee

Words and structures a reader meets early in Joel: A Boy of Galilee, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Galilee
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joel: A Boy of Galilee; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trade
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Large
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Cloth
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