Chapter 2 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Poor little creature!” thought she. “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.” Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this. There is quite enough for half a dozen. How much these poor people would relish it!”
Chapter 2 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““Poor little creature!” thought she.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading ““I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “There is quite enough for half a dozen.”
take in solid food
From this reading “Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.”
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading “How much these poor people would relish it!””
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.””
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading ““I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.””
In this reading ““Poor little creature!” thought she.”
people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
In this reading “How much these poor people would relish it!””
In this reading ““I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.””
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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 “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
(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 Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Poor little creature!” thought she.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
take in solid food
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Poor little creature!” thought she.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor little creature!” thought she.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor little creature!” thought she.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is quite enough for half a dozen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Poor little creature!” thought she.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I suppose it is a long time since she has had a good dinner.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the thought struck her, “Here I am alone to eat all this.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How much these poor people would relish it!”
Chapter 2 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 396 sentences of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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