Chapter II of Adventures of a Telegraph Boy, “The Cortlandt Street Ferry,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of Adventures of a Telegraph Boy, “The Cortlandt Street Ferry,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed. “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined. “I’m so poor.” “There is no need for you to beg. I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
Chapter II of Adventures of a Telegraph Boy, “The Cortlandt Street Ferry,” is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““There is no need for you to beg.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I’ll bring you some money tonight.””
a condition requiring relief
From this reading ““There is no need for you to beg.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
On the present night.
From this reading “I’ll bring you some money tonight.””
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a man who is very old
In this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
In this reading “The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.”
In this reading “I’ll bring you some money tonight.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m so poor.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I’m so poor.”
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’m so poor.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
On the present night.
From this reading I’ll bring you some money tonight.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The old man turned, and, recognizing Paul, looked somewhat ashamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I--I couldn’t help it,” he whined.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is no need for you to beg.
Chapter 2 of Adventures of a Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 2 holds 140 sentences of Adventures of a Telegraph Boy, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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