Chapter VI of Bernard Brooks' Adventures, “Bernard’s Danger,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of Bernard Brooks' Adventures, “Bernard’s Danger,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.” “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling. “Bless my soul! How hungry you must be!” “Don’t you feel hungry, Mr. Penrose?”
Chapter VI of Bernard Brooks' Adventures, “Bernard’s Danger,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading ““It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.”
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Bless my soul!”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.””
an occurrence of something
From this reading ““It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “How hungry you must be!””
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading ““By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.””
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ““It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading ““Bless my soul!”
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 ““Don’t you feel hungry, Mr. Penrose?””
introducing a different topic
In this reading ““By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How hungry you must be!”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless my soul!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you feel hungry, Mr. Penrose?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Don’t you feel hungry, Mr. Penrose?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How hungry you must be!”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading How hungry you must be!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
and nothing more
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How hungry you must be!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bless my soul!
not any; not one
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Bless my soul!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “By the way,” said Mr. Penrose suddenly, “it has just occurred to me that I have had no breakfast.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is the same case with me,” returned Bernard, smiling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How hungry you must be!”
Chapter 6 of Bernard Brooks' Adventures by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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