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The Golden Road

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The Golden Road is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.
Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.
The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.
Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.
The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.
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The Golden Road

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The Golden Road is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.
Line 2
Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.
Line 3
The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.
Line 4
Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.
Line 5
The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

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.

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.”

All words in this reading · 49

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

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

Alec

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

and

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

Aunt

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

Awkward

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

but

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

by

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

came

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

catch

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

clear

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

crying

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

Dale

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

dawned

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

door

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

early

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

effort

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

else

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

Everybody

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

favourite

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

for

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

frosty

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

harnessed

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

horse

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

in

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

Janet

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

last

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

leave

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

making

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

Man

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

morning

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

Mrs

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

must

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

nine

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

not

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From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

o'clock

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

of

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

rosy

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

see

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

The

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From this reading The morning dawned, rosy and clear and frosty.

their

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From this reading The Awkward Man and Mrs. Dale came to see the last of their favourite.

time

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

to

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

train

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

From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

travellers

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

Uncle

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From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

up

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From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading Aunt Janet was crying, but everybody else was making a valiant effort not to.

waiting

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

From this reading The horse was harnessed and Uncle Alec was waiting by the door.

was

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

From this reading Everybody was up early, for the travellers must leave in time to catch the nine o’clock train.

Chapter 33 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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 33 of The Golden Road contain?

Chapter 33 holds 50 sentences of The Golden Road, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 33 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 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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 33 of The Golden Road?

Work through the 10 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 10 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 33 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 33 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.