Chapter 16 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ho-jo-to-ho-ho-to-jo-ho! Heia-ha, heia-ha, heia-ha!" Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane. Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there. "There, Wotan, is thy war-maid now.
Chapter 16 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
a female deity
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden
From this reading “Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.”
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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 Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
anew
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
a female deity
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heia-ha, heia-ha, heia-ha!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ho-jo-to-ho-ho-to-jo-ho!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There, Wotan, is thy war-maid now.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There, Wotan, is thy war-maid now.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
an angry dispute
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "There, Wotan, is thy war-maid now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bruennhilde came leaping down the mountain again, upon her horse, Grane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, Wotan, is thy war-maid now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden
From this reading Seeing a quarrel was in progress between the Goddess and Wotan she became quiet, dismounted, and led her horse to a cave and hid him there.
Chapter 16 of Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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