Chapter 37 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK MORDAUNT. Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt. He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood. Frank welcomed him heartily. “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
Chapter 37 of Ben Bruce is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Frank welcomed him heartily.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “Frank welcomed him heartily.”
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.
In this reading “He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.”
In this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
In this reading “Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
a borough of New York City
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
a social unit living together
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
set up or found
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK MORDAUNT.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Frank welcomed him heartily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank welcomed him heartily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
the act of departing
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRANK MORDAUNT.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
above and across; more than
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found the family in a cheerful and happy mood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Frank welcomed him heartily.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Before leaving New York for his return to his old home, Ben took a brief trip over to Brooklyn to see his friend Frank Mordaunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It seems good to see you back, Ben,” he said.
Chapter 37 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.
Chapter 37 holds 95 sentences of Ben Bruce, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 of Ben Bruce by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 95 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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