Chapter 14 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK. By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place. It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable. Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it. To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.
Chapter 14 of Andy Grant's Pluck is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading “To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.”
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.”
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading “By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.”
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.”
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading “It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.”
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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 By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
opinion or judgment
From this reading To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
set up or found
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
a search for knowledge
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading To his country eyes it looked quite aristocratic.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
carry out
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Andy took a general view of it, and thought he should take it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a plain three-story-and-basement house of brick and looked thoroughly respectable.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By dint of a little inquiry Andy found his way to Mrs. Norris' boarding house in Clinton Place.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading THE FIRST DAY IN NEW YORK.
Chapter 14 of Andy Grant's Pluck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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