Chapter 4 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 674 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 674 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES. Thoughtfully I read the letter again. It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby. I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
Chapter 4 of Berry and Co. is here in full — 674 sentences across 135 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading “HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Thoughtfully I read the letter again.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.”
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anew
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
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From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
the work of a sailor
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
express in words
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Thoughtfully I read the letter again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW NOBBY CAME TO SLEEP UPON MY BED, AND BERRY FELL AMONG THIEVES.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It nearly breaks my heart to say so, but I've got to part with Nobby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to India to join Richard, you know, and I'm sailing next week.
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