Chapter 31 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. KENYON FINDS FRIENDS. Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox. She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford. "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
Chapter 31 of Adrift in the City is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “KENYON FINDS FRIENDS.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “"Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
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In this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
In this reading “Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.”
In this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
being ten more than one hundred ninety
In this reading “Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.”
In this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
In this reading “She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.”
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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 She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading KENYON FINDS FRIENDS.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading KENYON FINDS FRIENDS.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
ten 10s
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KENYON FINDS FRIENDS.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there a hotel here?" she enquired of the depot-master.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mrs. Kenyon thought it best to put two hundred miles between herself and Dr. Fox.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She left the cars the next morning at a town of about three thousand inhabitants, which we will call Crawford.
Chapter 31 of Adrift in the City by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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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