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Danny's Own Story
Danny's Own Story

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Don Marquis • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story contain?

Chapter 15 holds 268 sentences of Danny's Own Story, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story?

Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Danny's Own Story?

Yes. All 4986 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #587 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Danny's Own Story is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #587, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Danny's Own Story take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Danny's Own Story

Words and structures a reader meets early in Danny's Own Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Aggervation
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Mixed
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I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.
I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.
I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.
I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.
It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.
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Danny's Own Story

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Danny's Own Story is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.
Line 2
I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.
Line 3
I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.
Line 4
I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.
Line 5
It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.
All words in this reading · 67

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a

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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all

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and

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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Atlanta

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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back

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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be

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bottles

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bought

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branch

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but

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could

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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couple

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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days

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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dern

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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distance

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doctor

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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easier

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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fool

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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fur

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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game

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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gone

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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good

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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good-sized

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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had

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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hard

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he

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I

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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in

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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inquiring

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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into

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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it

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It's

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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kind

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knowed

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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looking

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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made

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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man

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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me

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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medicine

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must

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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nearer

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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needed

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not

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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of

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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off

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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or

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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purty

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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rushing

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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seen

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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shipped

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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so

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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some

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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something

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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special

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that

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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the

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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them

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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time

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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told

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From this reading I knowed the doctor must of gone back into some branch of the medicine game--the bottles told me that.

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too

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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town

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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trace

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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was

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From this reading I made purty good time, and in a couple of days I was in Atlanta.

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what

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From this reading I seen I was a dern fool fur rushing off and not inquiring what kind of bottles, so I could trace what he was into easier.

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work

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From this reading It's hard work looking fur a man in a good-sized town.

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would

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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wouldn't

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From this reading I knowed it must be something that he needed some special kind of bottles fur, too, or he wouldn't of had them shipped all that distance, but would of bought them nearer.

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