Chapter 17 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN. "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan. "Rum!" answered the woman. "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end." "What will be the end?"
Chapter 17 of Dan, the Newsboy is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “"What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “"Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."”
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading “"Rum!" answered the woman.”
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading “DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “"Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “"What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Rum!" answered the woman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What will be the end?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading "Rum!" answered the woman.
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading DAN AS A GOOD SAMARITAN.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rum!" answered the woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rum has been sinking him lower and lower, and it's easy to see the end."
interact in a certain way
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will be the end?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Rum!" answered the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What made your husband treat you so badly?" asked Dan.
Chapter 17 of Dan, the Newsboy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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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