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Just David

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Just David is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

He carried his violin with him.

He found, however, only Jill at home.

She was sitting on the veranda steps.

There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XV Reading 1/35

Just David

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Just David is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

Line 2

He carried his violin with him.

Line 3

He found, however, only Jill at home.

Line 4

She was sitting on the veranda steps.

Line 5

There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

All words in this reading · 57

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after

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

and

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

at

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From this reading He found, however, only Jill at home.

because

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

between

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

carried

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From this reading He carried his violin with him.

David

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

day

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

ease

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

embarrassment

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

felt

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

found

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From this reading He found, however, only Jill at home.

freedom

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

had

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

he

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

him

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From this reading He carried his violin with him.

his

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

home

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From this reading He found, however, only Jill at home.

however

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From this reading He found, however, only Jill at home.

in

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

Jack

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

Jill

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

more

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

much

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

next

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

not

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

of

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

on

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

only

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From this reading He found, however, only Jill at home.

out-of-doors

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

perhaps

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

second

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

SECRETS

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

see

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

She

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

sitting

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

so

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

steps

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

Sunnycrest

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

tell

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

that

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

the

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

them

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

There

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

they

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

this

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

time

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

to

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

veranda

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

very

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

violin

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From this reading He carried his violin with him.

visit

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

was

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From this reading She was sitting on the veranda steps.

went

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From this reading SECRETS David had so much to tell Jack and Jill that he went to see them the very next day after his second visit to Sunnycrest.

were

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

wide

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From this reading There was not so much embarrassment between them this time, perhaps because they were in the freedom of the wide out-of-doors, and David felt more at ease.

with

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From this reading He carried his violin with him.

Chapter 15 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

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Chapter 15 holds 175 sentences of Just David, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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