Chapter 19 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR. “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced. “You may select any pieces you please. At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
Chapter 19 of Julius, the Street Boy is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.”
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading “At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.”
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading “At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.”
a state in New England
From this reading “At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.”
a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading “SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR.”
of superior grade
From this reading ““You may select any pieces you please.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading ““Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
(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 “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You may select any pieces you please.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
a state in New England
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may select any pieces you please.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
a person who delivers a speech or oration
From this reading SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “You may select any pieces you please.
of superior grade
From this reading “You may select any pieces you please.
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From this reading SLOCUM AS AN ORATOR.
express in speech
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the celebrated institution in Maine, from which I graduated, we used to speak pieces every week.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Next Wednesday afternoon the boys will all speak pieces,” Mr. Slocum announced.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may select any pieces you please.
Chapter 19 of Julius, the Street Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 106 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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