Chapter 2 of From Farm Boy to Senator is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of From Farm Boy to Senator is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF. “Where are you going, Daniel?” “To Mr. Hoyt’s store.” “I’ll go in with you. Where is ’Zekiel this morning?”
Chapter 2 of From Farm Boy to Senator is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading “THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading ““Where are you going, Daniel?””
the act of departing
From this reading ““Where are you going, Daniel?””
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Where is ’Zekiel this morning?””
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading ““To Mr. Hoyt’s store.””
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going, Daniel?”
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “Where are you going, Daniel?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll go in with you.
the act of departing
From this reading “Where are you going, Daniel?”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To Mr. Hoyt’s store.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll go in with you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ll go in with you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is ’Zekiel this morning?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Where is ’Zekiel this morning?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “To Mr. Hoyt’s store.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “To Mr. Hoyt’s store.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COTTON HANDKERCHIEF.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where is ’Zekiel this morning?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To Mr. Hoyt’s store.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going, Daniel?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll go in with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going, Daniel?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where is ’Zekiel this morning?”
Chapter 2 of From Farm Boy to Senator by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
Chapter 2 holds 87 sentences of From Farm Boy to Senator, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of From Farm Boy to Senator by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 87 sentences, grouped into 18 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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