Chapter 6 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE SHALLOWS. The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail. Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment. He had Albinik brought to him. Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
Chapter 6 of The Brass Bell is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 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.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.”
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading “Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
In this reading “The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.”
In this reading “Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.”
In this reading “Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.”
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 Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had Albinik brought to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had Albinik brought to him.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had Albinik brought to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had Albinik brought to him.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had Albinik brought to him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE SHALLOWS.
dignified manner or conduct
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE SHALLOWS.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
the first light of day
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE SHALLOWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside the general was a soldier of great height and savage mien.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The following day, at sunrise, the wind being favorable and the sea smooth, the Roman galleys were to sail.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Caesar wished to be present at the embarkment.
Chapter 6 of The Brass Bell by Eugène Sue holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 163 sentences of The Brass Bell, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Brass Bell by Eugène Sue exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 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 6 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 The Brass Bell by Eugène Sue on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2146 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26623 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #26623, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 178 minutes of reading across 430 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Brass Bell section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Brass Bell 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 The Brass Bell, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
