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Driven from Home

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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THE BURGLARY.

Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

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Chapter XXIV Reading 1/28

Driven from Home

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE BURGLARY.

Line 2

Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

Line 3

The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

Line 4

This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

Line 5

Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

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a

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

and

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

attempt

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

been

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

behind

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

building

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

burglarious

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BURGLARY

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From this reading THE BURGLARY.

Carl

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

direction

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

during

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

evening

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

exceptionally

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From this reading Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

factory

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favorable

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

for

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

fortunate

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From this reading Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

from

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had

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

half

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

himself

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

in

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

it

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

little

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

made

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

mile

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

Milford

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From this reading Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

more

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no

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

not

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

of

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

office

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

on

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

opposite

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

outskirts

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

post

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

present

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

respect

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From this reading Indeed, Milford had been exceptionally fortunate in that respect.

seated

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

side

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

stone

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

street

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

than

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

that

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

THE

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From this reading THE BURGLARY.

there

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

thieves

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

This

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

though

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

time

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

to

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

travel

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

up

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From this reading This made it more favorable for thieves, though up to the present time no burglarious attempt had been made on it.

very

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

village

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

wall

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From this reading Carl seated himself behind a stone wall on the opposite side of the street from the factory.

was

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From this reading The building was on the outskirts of the village, though not more than half a mile from the post office, and there was very little travel in that direction during the evening.

Chapter 24 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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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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