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Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Jacob!
Jacob, are you hurt?”
Peter and Carl were lifting him.
The face was white enough now.
It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hans Brinker

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jacob!
Line 2
Jacob, are you hurt?”
Line 3
Peter and Carl were lifting him.
Line 4
The face was white enough now.
Line 5
It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

All words in this reading · 25

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.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

are

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Jacob, are you hurt?”

Carl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

dead

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

enough

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The face was white enough now.

even

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

face

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The face was white enough now.

gone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

good-natured

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From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

him

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From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

hurt

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From this reading Jacob, are you hurt?”

It

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From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

Jacob

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From this reading “Jacob!

lifting

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From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

like

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From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

look

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From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

now

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From this reading The face was white enough now.

Peter

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From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

seemed

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From this reading It seemed like a dead face--even the good-natured look was gone.

The

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From this reading The face was white enough now.

was

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From this reading The face was white enough now.

were

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From this reading Peter and Carl were lifting him.

white

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From this reading The face was white enough now.

you

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From this reading Jacob, are you hurt?”

Chapter 12 of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 12 of Hans Brinker contain?

Chapter 12 holds 193 sentences of Hans Brinker, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

How do I study chapter 12 of Hans Brinker?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 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.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 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.

Questions about reading Hans Brinker

Common questions about reading Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Hans Brinker?

Yes. All 5737 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #764 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Hans Brinker is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #764, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Hans Brinker take to read?

About 478 minutes of reading across 1148 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Hans Brinker section by section

How to work through Hans Brinker section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 28 chapters of Hans Brinker to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Hans Brinker

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hans Brinker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hans Brinker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Combine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hans Brinker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Instructive
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hans Brinker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Features
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hans Brinker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.