Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father

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Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

_ILLUSTRATIONS._ _"The Son" in College._ _His College Girl._ _"The Son" as a Travelling Salesman._ _His Society Girl._ _"The Son" as Manager of His Father's Pork-packing Establishment._ _The Girl He Marries._ LETTER No. I.

_Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before.

I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

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Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father Charles Eustace Merriman

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL. _ILLUSTRATIONS._ _"The Son" in College._ _His College Girl._ _"The Son" as a Travelling Salesman._ _His Society Girl._ _"The Son" as Manager of His Father's Pork-packing Establishment._ _The Girl He Marries._ LETTER No. I. _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before. I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

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_Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

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10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before.

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I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

/aɪ hæv bɪn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː ˈrekənsaɪl jɔːr ˈmæksəmz ʌv laɪf wɪð ðə riːl θɪŋ ənd aɪ hæd tuː ɡet ˈbɪzi ənd kiːp soʊ/

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fledged adjective US /fledʒd/

(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

From this reading “_Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.”

Freshman noun US /ˈfreʃmən/

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading “_Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.”

label verb US /ˈleɪbəl/

assign a label to; designate with a label

From this reading “10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before.”

Luce noun US /luːs/

United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)

From this reading “Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.”

Marries verb US /ˈmeriz/

third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading “_ILLUSTRATIONS._ _"The Son" in College._ _His College Girl._ _"The Son" as a Travelling Salesman._ _His Society Girl._ _"The Son" as Manager of His Father's Pork-packing Establishment._ _The Girl He Marries._ LETTER No. I.”

maxims noun US /ˈmæksəmz/

plural of “maxim” — a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

From this reading “I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.”

Salesman noun US /ˈseɪlzmən/

a man salesperson

stationers noun US /ˈsteɪʃənərz/

plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies

From this reading “Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.”

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real thing adjective + noun

informal usage attributing authenticity

In this reading “I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.”

Dear Father adjective + noun

In this reading “10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before.”

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From this reading 10, 189-- _Dear Father_: I know you will accuse me of lack of the business promptness which is the red label on your brand of success, but I really couldn't answer your letter before.

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From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _ILLUSTRATIONS._ _"The Son" in College._ _His College Girl._ _"The Son" as a Travelling Salesman._ _His Society Girl._ _"The Son" as Manager of His Father's Pork-packing Establishment._ _The Girl He Marries._ LETTER No. I.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

brandnounUS /brænd/

a name given to a product or service

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

couldn't

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DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

EnteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

EstablishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

Father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

fledgedadjectiveUS /fledʒd/

(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

FreshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

HALLnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

how

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From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

labelverbUS /ˈleɪbəl/

assign a label to; designate with a label

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

LETTERnounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

LucenounUS /luːs/

United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

ManagernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/

someone who controls resources and expenditures

MarriesverbUS /ˈmeriz/

third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage

maximsnounUS /ˈmæksəmz/

plural of “maxim” — a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/

very recently

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

OctnounUS /ɔːkt/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

Pierrepont

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From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

Pork-packing

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promptnessnoun

the characteristic of doing things without delay

Putnam's

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From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/

make (one thing) compatible with

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

SalesmannounUS /ˈseɪlzmən/

a man salesperson

Self-Madeadjective

having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

SonsnounUS /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

STATIONERSnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənərz/

plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

successnounUS /səkˈses/

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Letters _from a_ Son _to_ His Self-Made Father _London: G. P. Putnam's Sons_ _Boston: Robinson, Luce Company_ _1904_ Entered at STATIONERS HALL.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

TravellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have been trying to reconcile your maxims of life with the real thing, and I had to get busy and keep so.

writesverbUS /raɪts/

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading _Pierrepont Graham, a newly fledged Freshman at Harvard, writes his father, John, in Chicago, how he and the University are getting along together._ CAMBRIDGE, Oct.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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Vocabulary met early in Letters from a Son to His Self-Made Father