Chapter 23 of Andy Gordon is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Andy Gordon is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDY’S NEW NAME. Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own. His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name. “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said. “But I haven’t, mother.”
Chapter 23 of Andy Gordon is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading ““It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.”
deem to be
From this reading “Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “ANDY’S NEW NAME.”
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From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY’S NEW NAME.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I haven’t, mother.”
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
deem to be
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I haven’t, mother.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I haven’t, mother.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ANDY’S NEW NAME.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ANDY’S NEW NAME.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His mother did not like the idea of his changing his name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Andy had to consider what name he would assume in place of his own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It looks as if you had something to be ashamed of,” she said.
Chapter 23 of Andy Gordon by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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