Chapter 34 of Driven from Home is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Driven from Home is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD. “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza. “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.” Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity. Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.
Chapter 34 of Driven from Home is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the people of Great Britain
From this reading “Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.”
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.”
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading “Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading ““There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading ““There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ““The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.””
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading ““The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.””
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
not any; not one
From this reading Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARL MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF AN ENGLISH LORD.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “There they are now,” said the stranger, suddenly pointing out two persons walking slowly along the piazza.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Evidently Lord Bedford was no dude.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The small man, in the rough suit, and mutton-chop whiskers, is Lord Bedford.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carl eyed the British nobleman with some curiosity.
Chapter 34 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 34 holds 133 sentences of Driven from Home, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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