Chapter 15 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The New Governess. "Wish me luck, Dodger!" "So I do, Florence. Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?" "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
Chapter 15 of Adrift in New York is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"”
a shifty deceptive person
From this reading “"Wish me luck, Dodger!"”
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading “"Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “"So I do, Florence.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “The New Governess.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “"Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"Wish me luck, Dodger!"”
bring forth or yield
From this reading “"Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So I do, Florence.
a shifty deceptive person
From this reading "Wish me luck, Dodger!"
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "So I do, Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading The New Governess.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I do, Florence.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Wish me luck, Dodger!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wish me luck, Dodger!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New Governess.
bring forth or yield
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I do, Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The New Governess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Wish me luck, Dodger!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; and I hope to produce a favorable impression.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you goin' to begin teachin' this mornin'?"
Chapter 15 of Adrift in New York by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 15 holds 130 sentences of Adrift in New York, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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