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Sparrows

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Sparrows is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marie Coolidge-Rask • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.
She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.
There could be no mistake.
The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.
The children were asleep in their miserable beds.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sparrows

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Sparrows is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.
Line 2
She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.
/ʃiː blɪŋkt ˈsevrəl taɪmz tuː meɪk ʃʊr ɪt wɑːz noʊ həˌluːsəˈneɪʃən ənd ðæt wʌt ʃiː biˈheld wɑːz riːl/
Line 3
There could be no mistake.
/ðer kʊd biː noʊ mɪˈsteɪk/
Line 4
The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.
/ðə bɑːrn lɔːft wɑːz dʒʌst æz ʃiː wɑːz əˈkʌstəmd tuː ˈsiːɪŋ ɪt/
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The children were asleep in their miserable beds.
/ðə ˈtʃɪldrən wɜːr əˈsliːp ɪn ðer ˈmɪzərəbəl bedz/

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awakening noun US /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blinked verb US /blɪŋkt/

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading “She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exclamation noun US /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hallucination noun US /həˌluːsəˈneɪʃən/

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

From this reading “She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Isaiah noun US /ˌaɪˈzeɪə/

(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)

From this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lambs noun US /læmz/

plural of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loft noun US /lɔːft/

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading “The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mollie noun US /ˈmɑːli/

popular aquarium fish

From this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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

several times adjective + noun

In this reading “She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.”

21,204 times in 426,211 chapters
spread out verb + adjective

move outward

In this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

9,627 times in 426,211 chapters
make sure verb + adjective

make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally

In this reading “She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.”

11,811 times in 426,211 chapters
gave an exclamation verb + article + noun counted as “give … exclamation”

In this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

548 times in 426,211 chapters
delight at verb + particle

In this reading “THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.”

2,978 times in 426,211 chapters

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From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

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accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

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asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AWAKENINGnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There could be no mistake.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bedsnounUS /bedz/

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading There could be no mistake.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/

assemble or get together

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hallucinationnounUS /həˌluːsəˈneɪʃən/

illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IsaiahnounUS /ˌaɪˈzeɪə/

(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lambsnounUS /læmz/

plural of “lamb” — young sheep

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
loftnounUS /lɔːft/

floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading There could be no mistake.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/

popular aquarium fish

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The barn loft was just as she was accustomed to seeing it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
spreadverbUS /spred/

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There could be no mistake.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The children were asleep in their miserable beds.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She blinked several times to make sure it was no hallucination and that what she beheld was real.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
xnounUS /eks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading THE AWAKENING "He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in his bosom."--Isaiah x, 11 Mollie gave an exclamation of delight at the wonderful scene spread out before her eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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