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Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He knows us!” screamed Dame Brinker. “Great God! He knows us! Gretel! Gretel!
Hans Brinker
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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“He
knows
us!”
screamed
Dame
Brinker.
“Great
God!
He
knows
us!
Gretel!
Gretel!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Hans Brinker
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“He
knows
us!”
screamed
Dame
Brinker.
Line 2
“Great
God!
Line 3
He
knows
us!
Line 4
Gretel!
Line 5
Gretel!
Learner Dictionary
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Brinker
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Dame
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God
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Great
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Gretel
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He
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knows
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screamed
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us
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Chapter 20 of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 20 of Hans Brinker contain?
Chapter 20 holds 210 sentences of Hans Brinker, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 20 of Hans Brinker?
Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 42 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.
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Is this the complete text of Hans Brinker?
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How long does Hans Brinker take to read?
About 478 minutes of reading across 1148 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Hans Brinker
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hans Brinker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Little
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- Combine
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