Chapter 34 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said: “Good day, Mr. Hogan. Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.” “Yes, Hogan, good-by,” said Joshua. “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
Chapter 34 of Joe's Luck is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading ““We make over to you all our interest in the bear.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.””
yet to be or coming
From this reading “Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.””
plural of “grizzly” — powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading “Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.””
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading ““Good day, Mr. Hogan.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading ““We make over to you all our interest in the bear.”
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading ““Yes, Hogan, good-by,” said Joshua.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.””
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(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 “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
have
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Good day, Mr. Hogan.
an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good day, Mr. Hogan.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Yes, Hogan, good-by,” said Joshua.
plural of “grizzly” — powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (1912-1997)
From this reading “Good day, Mr. Hogan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “Yes, Hogan, good-by,” said Joshua.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
engage in
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Good day, Mr. Hogan.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
above and across; more than
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We make over to you all our interest in the bear.
at the time that
From this reading THE NEW DIGGINGS When lunch-was over, Joe said:
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Hogan, good-by,” said Joshua.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look out for the grizzlies, and may you have better luck in future.”
Chapter 34 of Joe's Luck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 34 holds 133 sentences of Joe's Luck, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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