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Hans Brinker

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Mapes Dodge • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

Hans is not far off.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXVI Reading 1/42

Hans Brinker

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Hans Brinker is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Line 2

Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

Line 3

There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

Line 4

Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

Line 5

Hans is not far off.

All words in this reading · 58

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A

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

all

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

and

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

are

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

Ben

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

boiled

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

brother

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

buy

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Carl

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

columns

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

cool

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

doughnut

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Dutch

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

dwarf's

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

eat

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

English

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

enormous

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

faces

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

familiar

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

far

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From this reading Hans is not far off.

fond

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

French

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

friend

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

good

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

hand

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Hans

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From this reading Hans is not far off.

he

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

his

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

in

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

is

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From this reading Hans is not far off.

it

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Lambert

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

Ludwig

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

molasses

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

mouthfuls

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

near

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

not

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From this reading Hans is not far off.

notebook

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

of

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

off

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From this reading Hans is not far off.

order

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

our

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

Peter

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

potatoes

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

sees

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

skating

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From this reading Lambert, Ludwig, Peter, and Carl are all there, cool and in good skating order.

some

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

standing

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

take

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

that

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

the

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

There

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

Thereupon

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

traveler

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

universally

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

white

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From this reading There are some familiar faces near the white columns.

with

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From this reading A French traveler, standing with a notebook in his hand, sees our English friend, Ben, buy a doughnut of the dwarf’s brother and eat it.

writes

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From this reading Thereupon he writes in his notebook that the Dutch take enormous mouthfuls and universally are fond of potatoes boiled in molasses.

Chapter 26 of Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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.

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