Chapter 3 of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes. Then his face cleared. "Oh, I see. You've made a natural mistake," he said. "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
Chapter 3 of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 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.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Then his face cleared.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “"Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “You've made a natural mistake," he said.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “"Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
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 “"Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.”
In this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
In this reading “"Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.”
temporarily
In this reading “DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.”
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 DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Then his face cleared.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
opinion or judgment
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then his face cleared.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
ten 10s
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
a particular point in time
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I see.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, I see.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading DINING OUT FOR a moment Mr. Gordon stared at his niece, a puzzled look in his eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his face cleared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "Mrs. Peabody doesn't live out West, Betty, but up-state--about one hundred and fifty miles north of Pineville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've made a natural mistake," he said.
Chapter 3 of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm by Alice B. Emerson holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 3 holds 150 sentences of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm by Alice B. Emerson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 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 3 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 Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm by Alice B. Emerson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3041 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #43907 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #43907, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 253 minutes of reading across 609 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm 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 Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
