Chapter 21 of Driven from Home is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 21 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Driven from Home is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNWELCOME GUEST. When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale. “How are you, old friend?” said Stark, boisterously. “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Chapter 21 of Driven from Home is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To move from a closed position.
From this reading “When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.”
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From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
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From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
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From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
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From this reading “How are you, old friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said Stark, boisterously.
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From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you, old friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you, old friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you, old friend?”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said Stark, boisterously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Julius Gibbon saw the door open and Philip Stark enter the room where he was smoking his noon cigar, his heart quickened its pulsations and he turned pale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How are you, old friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Funny, isn’t it, that I should run across your nephew?”
