Chapter 20 of Driven from Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Driven from Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVEALS A MYSTERY. “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl. His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it. “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly. “No, sir.
Chapter 20 of Driven from Home is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.”
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading ““Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “REVEALS A MYSTERY.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.”
with low volume
From this reading ““Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.”
third-person singular of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “REVEALS A MYSTERY.”
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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 REVEALS A MYSTERY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
the organ of sight
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading REVEALS A MYSTERY.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir.
above and across; more than
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
with low volume
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
third-person singular of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading REVEALS A MYSTERY.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Please read this letter, Mr. Jennings,” said Carl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His employer took the letter from his hand, and ran his eye over it.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you wish to ask my advice about the investment?” he said, quietly.
Chapter 20 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 20 holds 126 sentences of Driven from Home, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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