Chapter 26 of Ben, the Luggage Boy is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Ben, the Luggage Boy is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN. Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm. One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off. The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings. The first he did not care to keep.
Chapter 26 of Ben, the Luggage Boy is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.”
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.”
gotten under control
From this reading “One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.”
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading “One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.”
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
clothing in general
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
gotten under control
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
and nothing more
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
Chapter 26 of Ben, the Luggage Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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