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Joe the Hotel Boy

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Chapter 10 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Horatio, Jr. Alger • Curated US English Learning Edition

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DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Joe the Hotel Boy

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

Line 2

Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

Line 3

During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

Line 4

Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

Line 5

The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

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a

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

all

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

almost

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

Among

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

and

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

as

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

ashore

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

at

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

BALL

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From this reading DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

be

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

bid

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

boats

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

came

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

charge

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

cordial

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

could

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

DAVID

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From this reading DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

depended

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

dude

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

During

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

events

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

Felix

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

Finding

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

following

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

for

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

FROM

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From this reading DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

go

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

good-bye

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

Gussing

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

had

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

he

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

hero

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

him

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

hotel

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

in

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

Joe

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

just

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

knew

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

ladies

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

lake

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

left

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

Mallison

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

many

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

MONTANA

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From this reading DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.

Mr

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

much

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

narrated

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

now

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

of

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

on

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

others

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

our

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

put

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

quite

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

so

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

that

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

the

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

those

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

to

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

two

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

upon

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

visitors

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

week

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From this reading During the week following, the events just narrated, many visitors left the hotel and others came in.

well

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From this reading The dude bid our hero a cordial good-bye, for he now knew Joe quite well.

were

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

work

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From this reading Finding that Joe could be depended upon, Mr. Mallison put him in charge of all of the boats at the hotel, so that our hero had almost as much work ashore as on the lake.

young

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From this reading Among those to go were Felix Gussing and the two young ladies.

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Chapter 10 of Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 140 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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Chapter 10 holds 140 sentences of Joe the Hotel Boy, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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