Chapter 15 of Rainbow Valley is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Rainbow Valley is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act. She lost no time in carrying out the idea. As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen. Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office. “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
Chapter 15 of Rainbow Valley is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “She lost no time in carrying out the idea.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.”
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading ““I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.”
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading “TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.”
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading “TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
a large and imposing house
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
not any; not one
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m going to Mrs. Elliott’s on an errand for mother,” he said.
an educational institution
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She lost no time in carrying out the idea.
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter Blythe joined her as she passed the post office.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As soon as she came home from school the next day she left the manse and made her way down the Glen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TIT FOR TAT With Faith, to decide was to act.
Chapter 15 of Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
Chapter 15 holds 378 sentences of Rainbow Valley, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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