Chapter 19 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARL. Winter had departed. Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean. The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring. The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
Chapter 19 of The Home in the Valley is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
From this reading “The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.”
in a graceful manner
From this reading “The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.”
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading “The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.”
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading “The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.”
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
fearless and daring
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARL.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
well in the past; former
From this reading Winter had departed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
in a graceful manner
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter had departed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
lacking natural ease
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
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 Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
on one occasion
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
tilling the land with a plow
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
transport commercially
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
the season of growth
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children once more launched their miniature boats, and the occupants of the cottage all labored for the good of the little commonwealth.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ragnar, the bold seaman, had left his home, and his ship was ploughing the broad ocean.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The grass in the valley waved gracefully in the light winds of spring.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter had departed.
Chapter 19 of The Home in the Valley by Emilie Flygare-Carlén holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 19 holds 61 sentences of The Home in the Valley, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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