Chapter 25 of From Farm to Fortune is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of From Farm to Fortune is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes. Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows. He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared. "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry. "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
Chapter 25 of From Farm to Fortune is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
on a floor below
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.”
put a harness
From this reading “"Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"”
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.”
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From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
on a floor below
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
put a harness
From this reading "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
and nothing more
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
according to the clock
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right back into harness ag'in, eh?"
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO THE CITY On the following day Nat arose at five o'clock, and put on an old suit of clothes.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I never!" ejaculated Abner Balberry.
at the time that
From this reading He was just finishing up when his uncle appeared.
in or at the place that
From this reading Slipping downstairs he hurried to the barn, where he fed the horses and then milked the cows.
Chapter 25 of From Farm to Fortune by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 25 holds 126 sentences of From Farm to Fortune, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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