Chapter 16 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NELSON AND PEPPER PART. Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner. "I've bought the stand," he said. "Already?" "Yes.
Chapter 16 of Nelson the Newsboy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"I've bought the stand," he said.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
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 “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “NELSON AND PEPPER PART.”
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
add pepper to
From this reading “NELSON AND PEPPER PART.”
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 “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
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In this reading “Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "Already?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NELSON AND PEPPER PART.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I've bought the stand," he said.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
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 Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
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From this reading "I've bought the stand," he said.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading NELSON AND PEPPER PART.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading NELSON AND PEPPER PART.
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
add pepper to
From this reading NELSON AND PEPPER PART.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I've bought the stand," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
in the near future
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I've bought the stand," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
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 Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
look attentively
From this reading Nelson remained on watch, and as soon as he saw George Van Pelt coming he headed him off and took him around the corner.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 16 of Nelson the Newsboy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 121 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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