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The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Louise Seymour Houghton • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.
From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.
The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.
He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.
He went very willingly--all of them did.
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The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.
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From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.
/frʌm ˈevəri wʌn ʌv ðə ˈwʊdən ˈhaʊsəz ðæt stʊd ɑːn ˈiːðər saɪd ʌv ðə ˈhaɪweɪ wɪð ðer ˈɡeɪbəl endz tuː ðə striːt hæd ɡɔːn ə sʌn ə ˈhʌzbənd ə ˈleɪbərər tuː ðə wɔːr ðæt wɑːz ˈweɪdʒɪŋ soʊ ˈfɪrsli noʊ wʌn kwaɪt nuː wer/
Line 3
The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.
/ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪz ˈmerid ˈbrʌðər hæd ɡɔːn tuː ðə ˈnɪrəst ˈɡærɪsən taʊn/
Line 4
He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.
Line 5
He went very willingly--all of them did.

Learner Dictionary

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

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boy's noun US /bɔɪz/

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading “The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finely adverb US /ˈfaɪnli/

in tiny pieces

From this reading “IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gable noun US /ˈɡeɪbəl/

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
garrison noun US /ˈɡærɪsən/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading “The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
highway noun US /ˈhaɪweɪ/

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laborer noun US /ˈleɪbərər/

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waging verb US /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

From this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
willingly adverb US /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

in a willing manner

From this reading “He went very willingly--all of them did.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

gable ends noun + noun counted as “gable end”

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

In this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

282 times in 426,211 chapters
garrison town noun + noun

In this reading “The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.”

171 times in 426,211 chapters
wooden houses adjective + noun counted as “wooden house”

In this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

1,070 times in 426,211 chapters
little boy's adjective + noun counted as “little boy”

In this reading “The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.”

27,379 times in 426,211 chapters
make the acquaintance verb + article + noun counted as “make … acquaintance”

In this reading “He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.”

966 times in 426,211 chapters
stood on verb + particle

In this reading “From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.”

20,602 times in 426,211 chapters
IN THE FIELDS preposition + article + noun counted as “in … fields”

In this reading “IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.”

5,672 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 70

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 He went very willingly--all of them did.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/

only a very short time before

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He went very willingly--all of them did.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
endsnounUS /endz/

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FIELDSnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/

in tiny pieces

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gablenounUS /ˈɡeɪbəl/

the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærɪsən/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
laborernounUS /ˈleɪbərər/

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
new-born

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From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora curated lexicon
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

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 IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He went very willingly--all of them did.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The little boy's married brother had gone to the nearest garrison town.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He went very willingly--all of them did.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wagingverbUS /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/

-ing form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He went very willingly--all of them did.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had barely had time to make the acquaintance of his little new-born daughter when he was summoned.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

in a willing manner

From this reading He went very willingly--all of them did.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
woodenadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdən/

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading From every one of the wooden houses that stood on either side of the highway, with their gable ends to the street, had gone a son, a husband, a laborer to the war that was waging so fiercely, no one quite knew where.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading IN THE FIELDS Spring was coming on finely, and everybody was at work in the fields--everybody, that is, who was not in the army.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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How do I study chapter 19 of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales?

Work through the 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 21 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 Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales

Common questions about reading The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales by Louise Seymour Houghton on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales?

Yes. All 2968 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45214 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #45214, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales take to read?

About 247 minutes of reading across 594 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales section by section

How to work through The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 24 chapters of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales 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 Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stories
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Russian
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Grandmother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Found
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.