Chapter 34 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. HARCOURT’S LETTER. It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed. He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him. In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
Chapter 34 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.”
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In this reading “In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.”
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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 certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
set up or found
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
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From this reading HARCOURT’S LETTER.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading HARCOURT’S LETTER.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
and nothing more
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
almost; nearly
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In this juncture General Flint came to his assistance and practically took charge of the funeral arrangements.
hard to endure
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was only a boy of sixteen, and he found a man’s responsibility thrown upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was certainly a trying position in which Ben was placed.
Chapter 34 of Ben Bruce by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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