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The Golden Road

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Golden Road is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.
Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.
Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.
Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.
No, what is it?”
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Golden Road

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Golden Road is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.
Line 2
Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.
Line 3
Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast odreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.
Line 4
Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.
Line 5
No, what is it?”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.”

All words in this reading · 53

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

adventures

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From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

already

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

are

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

aroused

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

asleep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

Bev

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

But

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

by

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

came

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

coast

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

creeping

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

Dan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

door

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

down

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

dreams

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

drifting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

eerie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

Felix

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

for

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

Girl's

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From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “No, what is it?”

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “No, what is it?”

light

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

near

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

No

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “No, what is it?”

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

o

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

over

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

settled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

sound

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

Story

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

tap

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

two

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

us

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “No, what is it?”

when

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Felix and Dan were already sound asleep; I was drifting near the coast o’ dreams when I was aroused by a light tap on the door.

whisper

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

whisperful

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Silence settled down over the old house--the eerie, whisperful, creeping silence of night.

yet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But for two of us the adventures of the night were not yet over.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Bev, are you asleep?” came in the Story Girl’s whisper.

Chapter 19 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 of The Golden Road contain?

Chapter 19 holds 91 sentences of The Golden Road, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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.

How do I study chapter 19 of The Golden Road?

Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Golden Road

Common questions about reading The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Golden Road?

Yes. All 4987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #316 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Golden Road is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #316, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Golden Road take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Golden Road section by section

How to work through The Golden Road section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Golden Road to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Golden Road

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Road, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thought
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Something
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Amusing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Winter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.