Chapter 10 of Helping Himself is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Helping Himself is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly. “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant. “Do you think you shall like the business?” “Yes, sir, I think so.” “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
Chapter 10 of Helping Himself is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?””
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading ““Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?””
let have
From this reading ““I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading ““I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading ““What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading ““Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?””
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading ““Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?””
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading ““What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Do you think you shall like the business?”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
set up or found
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
let have
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Do you think you shall like the business?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Do you think you shall like the business?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, I think so.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes, sir, I think so.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you think you shall like the business?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Better than if you had been able to carry out your original plan, and go to college?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “I have found it very interesting,” answered Grant.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, I think so.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think of your first day in Wall Street?” asked Mr. Reynolds, kindly.
Chapter 10 of Helping Himself by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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