Chapter 9 of Five Hundred Dollars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Five Hundred Dollars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BARTON'S SECRET. Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up. "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?" "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
Chapter 9 of Five Hundred Dollars is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “"You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “"Yes; it has been a cruel exile.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"”
expel from a country
From this reading “"Yes; it has been a cruel exile.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “BARTON'S SECRET.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.”
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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 "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
not being in a specified place
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
later than; following
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
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From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARTON'S SECRET.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
expel from a country
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BARTON'S SECRET.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Barton staggered, and would have fallen, had not the other held her up.
a late time of life
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; it has been a cruel exile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You here," she exclaimed, in amazement, "after being absent so many years?"
Chapter 9 of Five Hundred Dollars by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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