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Joe the Hotel Boy
Joe the Hotel Boy

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.
Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.
Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.
We must watch our chances.”
Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.
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Joe the Hotel Boy

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.
Line 2
Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.
Line 3
Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.
Line 4
We must watch our chances.”
Line 5
Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

All words in this reading · 54

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

and

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

Are

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

arrest

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

as

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

back

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

came

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

can

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

Caven

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

chances

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From this reading “We must watch our chances.”

covered

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

EVILDOERS

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From this reading THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.

FATE

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From this reading THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.

going

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

Half

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

help

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

I

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

if

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

it

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

let

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

Malone

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

mile

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

moved

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

must

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From this reading “We must watch our chances.”

nearly

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

Not

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From this reading “Not if I can help it,” Caven whispered back.

OF

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From this reading THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.

on

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

our

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From this reading “We must watch our chances.”

out

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

parallel

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

party

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

Pat

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

railroad

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

ran

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

road

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

THE

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From this reading THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.

them

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

they

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

through

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

towards

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

tracks

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

TWO

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From this reading THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.

us

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

wagon

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

was

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From this reading Half a mile was covered and they came out on the road.

watch

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From this reading “We must watch our chances.”

We

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From this reading “We must watch our chances.”

which

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

whispered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

woods

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

you

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From this reading “Are you going to let them arrest us?” whispered Pat Malone, as the whole party moved through the woods towards a wagon road which ran nearly parallel to the railroad tracks.

Chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 137 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.

What does chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy contain?

Chapter 29 holds 137 sentences of Joe the Hotel Boy, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 137 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 29 of Joe the Hotel Boy?

Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 28 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 29 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 29 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Joe the Hotel Boy

Common questions about reading Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Joe the Hotel Boy?

Yes. All 3877 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Joe the Hotel Boy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #528, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Joe the Hotel Boy take to read?

About 323 minutes of reading across 776 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Joe the Hotel Boy

Words and structures a reader meets early in Joe the Hotel Boy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Storm
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joe the Hotel Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Think
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joe the Hotel Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Going
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joe the Hotel Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Heavy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Joe the Hotel Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.