Chapter 13 of Her Benny: A Story of Street Life is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Her Benny: A Story of Street Life is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Tide turns. Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine. --Bonar. How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew. It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
Chapter 13 of Her Benny: A Story of Street Life is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading “How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.”
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
emanating from God
From this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “The Tide turns.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “The Tide turns.”
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In this reading “How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.”
In this reading “It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.”
In this reading “How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.”
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
In this reading “Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Bonar.
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
emanating from God
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tide turns.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The Tide turns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The Tide turns.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading How Benny lived through the next few weeks he never knew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Be what thou seemest: live thy creed, Hold up to earth the torch divine; Be what thou prayest to be made; Let the great Master's steps be thine.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It seemed to him as if the world had become suddenly dark.
Chapter 13 of Her Benny: A Story of Street Life by Silas K. (Silas Kitto) Hocking holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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