Chapter 3 of Bruvver Jim's Baby is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Bruvver Jim's Baby is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe. Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater. "What's that?" he said. "Nobody wants you, little boy? What's the matter with me and the pup?"
Chapter 3 of Bruvver Jim's Baby is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.”
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading “THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.”
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading “Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.”
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
From this reading “What's the matter with me and the pup?"”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.”
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 THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
later than; following
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What's the matter with me and the pup?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Nobody wants you, little boy?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
coins made of gold
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's that?" he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
engage in
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter with me and the pup?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What's the matter with me and the pup?"
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody wants you, little boy?
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
From this reading What's the matter with me and the pup?"
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What's that?" he said.
only a very short time before
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Had a gold nugget dropped at his feet from the sky his amazement could scarcely have been greater.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "Nobody wants you, little boy?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY TO MAKE A DOLL For a moment after the quaint little pilgrim had spoken, the miner stared at him almost in awe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What's the matter with me and the pup?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nobody wants you, little boy?
Chapter 3 of Bruvver Jim's Baby by Philip Verrill Mighels holds 88 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 88 sentences of Bruvver Jim's Baby, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Bruvver Jim's Baby by Philip Verrill Mighels exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 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 Bruvver Jim's Baby by Philip Verrill Mighels on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2611 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16608 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #16608, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 217 minutes of reading across 523 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Bruvver Jim's Baby section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 23 chapters of Bruvver Jim's Baby 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 Bruvver Jim's Baby, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
