Chapter 1 of Luke Walton is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Luke Walton is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR. MADE IN U. S. A. "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!" Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
Chapter 1 of Luke Walton is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.”
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries.”
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading “Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries.”
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading “Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.”
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading “Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.”
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
how long something has existed
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
true confidential information
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
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From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "_News_ and _Mail_, one cent each!"
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From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
marked by diversity or difference
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/lukewalton00alge HORATIO ALGER, JR.
a late time of life
From this reading Half a dozen Chicago newsboys, varying in age from ten to sixteen years, with piles of papers in their hands, joined in the chorus.
Chapter 1 of Luke Walton by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 1 holds 104 sentences of Luke Walton, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Luke Walton by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 104 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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