THIS IS AMERICA - 'Snoopy House' Finds a New Home, and Other Holiday Tales STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we talk about holiday celebrat

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In the bowels of a mountain of frontier zone, a little boy lived in crude house, which could only accommodate five people of his household. There was not any railroad, freeway, highway or even a pub (an inn) around the mountain. His ancestors and he

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During dinner that night, Fran and the Aldens did most of the talking. Lottie was strangely quiet. When Im making my designs, I keep a bowl nearby filled with pressed flowers, Fran was telling them. And some ribbons, too, of course satin, velvet, and

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Right away, the children wanted to go to see Rita again. Leaving the money in the tin box in the kitchen cupboard, the whole family almost ran up the road. We want to go into the woods again, Rita, Jessie called. We want to talk with Dave Hunter. Do

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Uncle Max was glad to see his brothers family coming to visit. Benny had come along, too. You see I have started to cut a long window, Max said, pointing at the front wall of the restaurant. This place is already a lot lighter. The boys have a questi

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On their way to the Crooked House the next day, Benny suddenly cried out, Oh, no! I forgot to bring it. And he gave his forehead a smack with the palm of his hand. Bring what, Benny? asked Jessie. She was sure he had packed all of his warm winter clo

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A cold wind blew rain into the tree house. Jack shivered. He waswearing an old over coat, and rugged trousers, Annie wore scarfand shawl and a long white wool dress. They both wore scarffedworn boots. So where are we? Said Jack. He and Annie looked o

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Mammon? Said Anne. Yes. Said mammon. I am very glad to see you both safely arrivedBaghdad. We are glad you are safe too. Said Anne. we were worried aboutyou. I looked everywhere for you after the sand storm. said mammon. Finally I gave up my searchin

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A: Hey, lets pull over and look at that house over there. B: Yes, that looks great! Is it on our Open House list? A: Yes, it is on our list. B: Well, it looks great from the curb. Lets go on inside. A: Lets sign the registry. The realtor looks kind o

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Making Repairs on the Outside of a House Maggie: Watch out! Are you okay? Conrad: Im fine, but I almost tripped over that crack in the driveway. Weve got to get that fixed. Maggie: I know its a hazard, but first things first. We should fix those brok

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Curtis: All right. So Spencer if you could design your dream home, what would it be like? Spencer: I know exactly what it would be like. It would be all wood, old-style beach house on the ocean and on the sand. So it would have ocean front porches al

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After Grandfather left for his meeting, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny cleaned up the snack plates from the porch. The children could hear Wendy walking back and forth in a room upstairs. The old floorboards creaked. She was talking to someone on h

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About a month ago, my friend Richard called me and asked if he could come stay with me for a couple of weeks. I usually dont like having house guests, but Richard was a good friend. Hes an artist and he was thinking about moving to L.A. He wanted to

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Photo: AP Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid left, listens as Sen. Charles Schumer speaks during press conference on Capitol Hill, 24 Dec 2009 When lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return to work in January, they will face the

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By Scott Stearns White House 04 October 2007 The Bush administration is defending itself against reports that it authorized harsher techniques to interrogate suspected terrorists than it has previously acknowledged. VOA White House Correspondent Scot

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republicans are set to unveil their tax bill compromise later today. And people who build affordable housing are desperate to see what is in this bill. That's because the House version would scrap a tax incentive that underpins a

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In A Family's First House, A Lasting Lesson: You Can Always Give play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:20repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash

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House Hunters Intergalactic OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Josh and Joey, we've got a great trivia game for you. Joining us on the line from Los Angeles, please welcome a voice that is very familiar to fans of HGTV. She's the narrator of HGTV's House Hunter

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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurel life with his wife and enjoy his extended family.He would miss the paycheck each week ,but he wanted to

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