Chapter 1 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE. "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?" "None of your business!" "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business." "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
Chapter 1 of Luck and Pluck is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “"What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"”
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."”
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “"Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.”
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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 INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "None of your business!"
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
the act of departing
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
not one, and not any
From this reading "None of your business!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "None of your business!"
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose you prove that it belongs to you," said Ben, coolly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading INTRODUCING TWO BOYS AND A HORSE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As the horse happens to belong to me, I should think it was considerable of my business."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you going to do with that horse, Ben Brayton?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "None of your business!"
Chapter 1 of Luck and Pluck by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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