Chapter 17 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY. When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile: “Now you are one of us, Carl. To-morrow you begin work.” “I am glad of it, sir.”
Chapter 17 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “To-morrow you begin work.””
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““I am glad of it, sir.””
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““I am glad of it, sir.””
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “To-morrow you begin work.””
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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 When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad of it, sir.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To-morrow you begin work.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad of it, sir.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad of it, sir.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am glad of it, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
a form of address for a man
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
term of address for a man
From this reading “I am glad of it, sir.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARL ENTERS THE FACTORY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow you begin work.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
at the time that
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they left the factory Mr. Jennings said, with a smile:
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading To-morrow you begin work.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now you are one of us, Carl.
Chapter 17 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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