Chapter 25 of Ben's Nugget is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter 25 of Ben's Nugget is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALKING INTO A TRAP. The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence. Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded. What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick? He had all the more need of her.
Chapter 25 of Ben's Nugget is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 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.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading “What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading “Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “WALKING INTO A TRAP.”
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 WALKING INTO A TRAP.
(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 had all the more need of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had all the more need of her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had all the more need of her.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He had all the more need of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
in the near future
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Her patient waiting was at length to be rewarded.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading WALKING INTO A TRAP.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thought that she was so soon to see Richard Dewey, and to minister to his comfort, was a source of pleasure to Florence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What mattered it to her that he was poor and sick?
Chapter 25 of Ben's Nugget by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 25 holds 85 sentences of Ben's Nugget, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Ben's Nugget by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Work through the 17 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 17 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 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.
Common questions about reading Ben's Nugget by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3206 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #25384 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #25384, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 267 minutes of reading across 642 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Ben's Nugget section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 34 chapters of Ben's Nugget to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ben's Nugget, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
