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Driven from Home

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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By Horatio, Jr. Alger • Curated US English Learning Edition

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DRIVEN FROM HOME.

A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

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Driven from Home Horatio, Jr. Alger

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Chapter I

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Driven from Home is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

DRIVEN FROM HOME. A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road. He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face. He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety. This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

Driven from Home

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Driven from Home is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DRIVEN FROM HOME.

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A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

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He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

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He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

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This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

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A

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

addition

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

age

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

along

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

amount

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

and

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

anxiety

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

at

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

attractive

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

available

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

be

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

boy

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

built

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

but

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

can

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

capital

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

cents

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

cheerful

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

consider

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

consisted

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

country

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

DRIVEN

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From this reading DRIVEN FROM HOME.

education

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face

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

for

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

frank

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

FROM

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From this reading DRIVEN FROM HOME.

good

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

grave

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

gripsack

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

had

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

hand

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

hardly

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

He

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

height

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

his

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

HOME

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From this reading DRIVEN FROM HOME.

in

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

matter

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

money

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

naturally

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

not

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

of

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

own

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

physical

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

present

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

rather

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

resources

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

road

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

shade

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

sixteen

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

small

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

strength

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

strongly

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

surprise

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

temperament

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

that

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

the

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

thirty-seven

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

This

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

thrown

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

to

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

trudged

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

unusual

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

upon

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

was

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From this reading He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face.

we

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

when

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From this reading This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength.

with

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From this reading A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.

without

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From this reading He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.

Chapter 1 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

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Driven: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Driven from Home; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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