Chapter 9 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER. "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father." Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe. It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
Chapter 9 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.”
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading “Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.”
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading “It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.”
of or relating to Fabianism
From this reading “FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."”
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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 It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
later than; following
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
see with attention
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
dearly loved
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
of or relating to Fabianism
From this reading FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
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From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
set afire or burning
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FABIAN AND MAGDE LONNER.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus said Magde, as she gave old Mr. Lonner his hat and cane, after Nanna had filled and lighted his pipe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful scene to behold the two sisters thus employed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, how thankful I am that you can come out here on the green, dear father."
Chapter 9 of The Home in the Valley by Emilie Flygare-Carlén holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 9 holds 130 sentences of The Home in the Valley, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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