Chapter 1 of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES. BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c. &c. “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?” IN TWO VOLUMES.
Chapter 1 of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.”
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.”
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
From this reading “BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.”
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 “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
In this reading ““What, has this thing appeared again to–night?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROWNIE OF BODSBECK; AND OTHER TALES.
a special situation
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading BY JAMES HOGG, AUTHOR OF “THE QUEEN’S WAKE,” &c.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, has this thing appeared again to–night?”
Chapter 1 of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) by James Hogg holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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 1 holds 53 sentences of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2), unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) by James Hogg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 11 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 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 140 minutes of reading across 337 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 13 chapters of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) 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 Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
