Chapter 4 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a knock at the door. Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance. “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition. Will you accompany me? I have a free pass.”
Chapter 4 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “Will you accompany me?”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.”
the act of exhibiting
From this reading ““To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “I have a free pass.””
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.”
go across or through
From this reading “I have a free pass.””
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 “There was a knock at the door.”
In this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
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 There was a knock at the door.
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Will you accompany me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
the act of exhibiting
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I have a free pass.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a free pass.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a free pass.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you accompany me?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
go across or through
From this reading I have a free pass.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary opened it; and Mr. Sedley made his appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-day,” said he, “is the day of the exhibition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you accompany me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you accompany me?
Chapter 4 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 392 sentences of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 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 4 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 Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2006 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56222 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #56222, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 167 minutes of reading across 402 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 5 chapters of Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf 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 Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
