Chapter 14 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SCENE ON THE TRAIN. The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer. He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face. “I declare!” he exclaimed. “How do you do?”
Chapter 14 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading “The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading ““I declare!” he exclaimed.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.”
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading “He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.”
done under pressure
From this reading “He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
with attention; in an attentive manner
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I declare!” he exclaimed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do?”
take in liquids
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I declare!” he exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you do?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I declare!” he exclaimed.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
done under pressure
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The slick-looking individual had listened attentively to all that passed between our hero and the farmer.
create by training and teaching
From this reading A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
up to a particular time
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He waited until the latter had procured his drink of water and then rushed up with a smile on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do?”
Chapter 14 of Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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