Chapter 6 of Only an Irish Boy is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Only an Irish Boy is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla. "Yes," answered Andy, promptly. "Then you are used to agricultural labor?" "I've been workin' on a farm all summer." "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
Chapter 6 of Only an Irish Boy is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading “"Then you are used to agricultural labor?"”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"I've been workin' on a farm all summer."”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “"Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “"Then you are used to agricultural labor?"”
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"Yes," answered Andy, promptly.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “"I've been workin' on a farm all summer."”
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 ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," answered Andy, promptly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
engage or hire for work
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
and nothing more
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
with little or no delay
From this reading "Yes," answered Andy, promptly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Then you are used to agricultural labor?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Our man has just left us, and we must hire somebody else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been workin' on a farm all summer."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," answered Andy, promptly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANDY OBTAINS A PLACE "Do you understand the care of a garden?" asked Miss Priscilla.
Chapter 6 of Only an Irish Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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