Chapter 9 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?” “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom. This is the first time I have ever been at sea.” “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time. I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
Chapter 9 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading ““I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.”
placed crosswise
From this reading ““I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.”
perceived or discerned
From this reading “THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?””
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading “THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “I suppose I have a tendency that way.””
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?””
two times
From this reading ““I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.”
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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 I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
perceived or discerned
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
at any time
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I don’t know, Mr. Folsom.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This is the first time I have ever been at sea.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
two times
From this reading “I have crossed the Atlantic twice, and been sick each time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I suppose I have a tendency that way.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DETECTED THIEF “Do you expect to be seasick, Joe?”
Chapter 9 of Joe's Luck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 9 holds 121 sentences of Joe's Luck, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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