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The little Barefoot
The little Barefoot

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The little Barefoot is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Berthold Auerbach • Curated US English Learning Edition
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HE HAS COME.
Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”
Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”
“At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”
“Where?
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The little Barefoot

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The little Barefoot is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HE HAS COME.
/hiː hæz kʌm/
Line 2
Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”
Line 3
Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”
Line 4
“At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”
Line 5
“Where?
/wer/

Learner Dictionary

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Barefoot adjective US /ˈberfʊt/

without shoes

From this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Charcoal noun US /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

From this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandfather's noun US /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother

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grandson noun US /ˈɡrændsʌn/

a male grandchild

From this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodding adjective US /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sank verb US /sæŋk/

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading “Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trembling noun US /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading “Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vague adjective US /veɪɡ/

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

sank beneath verb + particle counted as “sink beneath”

In this reading “Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?””

681 times in 426,211 chapters
trembling voice noun + noun

In this reading “Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?””

1,898 times in 426,211 chapters
village street noun + noun

In this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

1,837 times in 426,211 chapters
came running verb + adjective counted as “come running”

In this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

7,733 times in 426,211 chapters
from a distance preposition + article + noun counted as “from … distance”

In this reading “Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!””

5,377 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 48

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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BarefootadjectiveUS /ˈberfʊt/

without shoes

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Barefoot's

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From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

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beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CharcoalnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrkoʊl/

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COMEverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HE HAS COME.

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criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dreamingly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Pending verification
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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grandfather'snounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother

From this reading “At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/

a male grandchild

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading HE HAS COME.

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HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HE HAS COME.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

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kneesnounUS /niːz/

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mathew

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Pending verification
Moosbrunnenwold

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “At my grandfather’s, in Moosbrunnenwold.”

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noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/

having branches or flower heads that bend downward

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sankverbUS /sæŋk/

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Velmora curated lexicon
streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Barefoot stood, one Sunday afternoon, at the house door, looking dreamingly into the vague distance, when the grandson of Charcoal Mathew came running down the village street, and nodding to her from a distance, cried,-- “He has come, Barefoot; he has come!”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Barefoot’s knees sank beneath her, and with a trembling voice she cried, “Where is he,--where?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 12 of The little Barefoot by Berthold Auerbach holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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