Chapter 9 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PAIR WELL MATCHED. After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible. Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out. Then he went back to the lunch-room. Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
Chapter 9 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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quick and energetic
From this reading “Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.”
the act of buying
From this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading “A PAIR WELL MATCHED.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.”
plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
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 “A PAIR WELL MATCHED.”
In this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Then he went back to the lunch-room.”
In this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
In this reading “After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PAIR WELL MATCHED.
later than; following
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
quick and energetic
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
the act of buying
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
demanding attention
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
with relatively high volume
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading A PAIR WELL MATCHED.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
according to the clock
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A PAIR WELL MATCHED.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
add pepper to
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Business proved brisk, and by seven o'clock he had sold out.
in the near future
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
(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 A PAIR WELL MATCHED.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then he went back to the lunch-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sam Pepper met him with a scowl.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading After leaving George Van Pelt Nelson felt more like working, and buying a large supply of evening papers he was soon hard at it, crying his wares as loudly as possible.
Chapter 9 of Nelson the Newsboy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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