Chapter 3 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM PEPPER'S RESORT. "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors. "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson. "How many?" "Over a hundred."
Chapter 3 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “liquor” — an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “"Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “"Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “"Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.”
add pepper to
From this reading “SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.”
possessive form of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading “SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “"Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.”
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading “SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “"Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.”
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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 "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
ten 10s
From this reading "Over a hundred."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
plural of “liquor” — an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many?"
the act of mixing together
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over a hundred."
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
add pepper to
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
possessive form of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM PEPPER'S RESORT.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "Oh, I sold quite a few papers," answered Nelson.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, how have you done to-day?" asked Sam Pepper, when Nelson entered the lunch-room and came to the rear, where Pepper stood mixing some liquors.
Chapter 3 of Nelson the Newsboy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 123 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.
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