Chapter 37 of Helping Himself is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Helping Himself is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant. “I'll tell her. What name shall I say?” “Never mind about the name. I wish to see her on business of importance.”
Chapter 37 of Helping Himself is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I wish to see her on business of importance.””
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading ““I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “I wish to see her on business of importance.””
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What name shall I say?””
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ““I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.”
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading ““I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Never mind about the name.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I wish to see her on business of importance.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I'll tell her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll tell her.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading I wish to see her on business of importance.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind about the name.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What name shall I say?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind about the name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish to see her on business of importance.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wish to see her on business of importance.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
express in words
From this reading What name shall I say?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What name shall I say?”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
express in words
From this reading “I'll tell her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What name shall I say?”
English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish to see Miss Stone,” said Willis Ford, to the servant.
Chapter 37 of Helping Himself by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 37 holds 133 sentences of Helping Himself, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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