Chapter 23 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS. The village lay farther up on the hill. Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly. "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
Chapter 23 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “The village lay farther up on the hill.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “The village lay farther up on the hill.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The village lay farther up on the hill.”
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 village lay farther up on the hill.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BUNDY IS DISAPPOINTED, AND OLIVER MEETS SOME FRIENDS.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oliver and his companion followed the road, looking about them enquiringly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The village lay farther up on the hill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Suppose you find this man, what will you do?" asked Oliver curiously.
Chapter 23 of Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 23 holds 135 sentences of Adrift in the City, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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