Chapter 18 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest. “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea. Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.” “Thank you, boy,” said his visitor. “Milk is good enough for anybody.
Chapter 18 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.”
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.””
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.”
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading “THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.”
someone who visits
From this reading ““Thank you, boy,” said his visitor.”
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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 Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
any person at all
From this reading “Milk is good enough for anybody.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Thank you, boy,” said his visitor.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Milk is good enough for anybody.
possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Milk is good enough for anybody.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Milk is good enough for anybody.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
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From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here is a glass of milk, if you like it.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, boy,” said his visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading THE UNLUCKY MINER Joe brought out some cold meat and bread and butter, and set it before his guest.
someone who visits
From this reading “Thank you, boy,” said his visitor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The fire’s gone out,” he said, “or I would give you some tea.
Chapter 18 of Joe's Luck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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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