Chapter 3 of Bruno is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Bruno is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career. He fell into bad ways. We always thought it was Leo who tempted him. It developed in this way. Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
Chapter 3 of Bruno is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.”
possessive form of “bruno” — German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.”
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “It developed in this way.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “He fell into bad ways.”
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 “He fell into bad ways.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.”
In this reading “He fell into bad ways.”
In this reading “Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.”
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 Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
later than; following
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He fell into bad ways.
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
possessive form of “bruno” — German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading It developed in this way.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell into bad ways.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell into bad ways.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He fell into bad ways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It developed in this way.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
full of trouble
From this reading Now approached a troublous time in Bruno's career.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It developed in this way.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He fell into bad ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
which person or people
From this reading We always thought it was Leo who tempted him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Soon after dark Bruno would ask to have the door opened for him to go out.
Chapter 3 of Bruno by Byrd Spilman Dewey holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 90 sentences of Bruno, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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