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Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Just David is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

"Simeon!" cried the woman.

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Just David

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Just David is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

Line 2

Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

Line 3

On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

Line 4

It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

Line 5

"Simeon!" cried the woman.

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.”

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a

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

and

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

as

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From this reading It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

barn

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

beautiful

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because

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

behind

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

beyond

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

body

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

bright

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

buildings

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changed

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

content

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

cried

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From this reading "Simeon!" cried the woman.

darker

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

day

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

day's

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done

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

ears

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feet

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from

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

full

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

go

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had

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

his

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

Holly

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house

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

indoors

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into

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

It

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June

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

just

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From this reading It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

lay

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

long

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

loomed

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

low

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

moonlight

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

night

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

note

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From this reading It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

of

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

On

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

only

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

porch

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reached

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rest

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

rose

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sat

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

scarcely

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

Seen

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

shadowy

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

side

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

Simeon

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

so

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

that

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

THE

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

their

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From this reading It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

them

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

to

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

twilight

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

unreal

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

VALLEY

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

very

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

violin

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From this reading It was just as Simeon rose to his feet to go indoors that a long note from a violin reached their ears.

was

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From this reading THE VALLEY The long twilight of the June day had changed into a night that was scarcely darker, so bright was the moonlight.

well

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

wife

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From this reading On the side porch of the house sat Simeon Holly and his wife, content to rest mind and body only because a full day's work lay well done behind them.

woman

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From this reading "Simeon!" cried the woman.

work

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yet

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From this reading Seen from the house, the barn and the low buildings beyond loomed shadowy and unreal, yet very beautiful.

Chapter 3 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

What does chapter 3 of Just David contain?

Chapter 3 holds 163 sentences of Just David, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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