Chapter 30 of Frank's Campaign is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Frank's Campaign is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston. Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train. “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started. “I hope you'll soon be back.” “I hope so, too; good-by.”
Chapter 30 of Frank's Campaign is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading ““Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.”
continue talking
From this reading “Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.”
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading “Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading ““Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.”
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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 The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
continue talking
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I hope so, too; good-by.”
in the near future
From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I hope so, too; good-by.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Good-by, Mr. Morton,” said Frank, waving his cap as the stage started.
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From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
in or at the place that
From this reading The next morning Mr. Morton was a passenger by the early stage for Webbington, where he took the train for Boston.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Thence he was to proceed to New York by the steamboat train.
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From this reading “I hope you'll soon be back.”
Chapter 30 of Frank's Campaign by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 137 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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