Chapter 6 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits. “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded. Everything has turned out right. If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.” Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
Chapter 6 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.””
coming after or following
From this reading ““There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.””
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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 If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
later than; following
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything has turned out right.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
set up or found
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything has turned out right.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
occurring by chance
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Everything has turned out right.
above and across; more than
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Everything has turned out right.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
coming after or following
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe found that after paying his hotel expenses, he should have a dollar left over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading If I hadn’t met this man, I couldn’t have got a ticket at half price.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading JOE GETS INTO TROUBLE “How lucky I have been,” thought Joe, in the best of spirits.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Everything has turned out right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
but in spite of that
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in ten of my succeeding, and yet I have succeeded.
Chapter 6 of Joe's Luck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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