Chapter 15 of The Story of My Life With her letters is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Story of My Life With her letters is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama. I recall with delight that home-going. Everything had budded and blossomed. I was happy. "The Frost King" was forgotten.
Chapter 15 of The Story of My Life With her letters is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.”
past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Everything had budded and blossomed.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I recall with delight that home-going.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I recall with delight that home-going.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.”
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a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
past form of “blossom” — produce or yield flowers
From this reading Everything had budded and blossomed.
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From this reading Everything had budded and blossomed.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I recall with delight that home-going.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had budded and blossomed.
a social unit living together
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "The Frost King" was forgotten.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything had budded and blossomed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I was happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I recall with delight that home-going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
a single distinct event
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I recall with delight that home-going.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I recall with delight that home-going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was happy.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The summer and winter following the "Frost King" incident I spent with my family in Alabama.
Chapter 15 of The Story of My Life With her letters by Helen Keller holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
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