Chapter XIII of Mark Manning's Mission, “The Little Man in Black,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of Mark Manning's Mission, “The Little Man in Black,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand. He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet. As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train. He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him. Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
Chapter XIII of Mark Manning's Mission, “The Little Man in Black,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.”
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.”
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.
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In this reading “He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.”
In this reading “He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.”
In this reading “He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
immediately past
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
go away from a place
From this reading As it happened, the business agent was the last man to leave the train.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
come together
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
in a polite manner
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
in the direction of
From this reading Mark advanced towards him, and raised his hat, politely.
create by training and teaching
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stepped upon the platform, and began to look about him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He watched carefully for the man he was sent to meet.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN the morning train arrived, Mark was on hand.
Chapter 13 of Mark Manning's Mission by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 13 holds 124 sentences of Mark Manning's Mission, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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