Chapter 10 of Out for Business is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Out for Business is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROBERT GETS A PLACE. "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office." "All right, sir." "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?" "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
Chapter 10 of Out for Business is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “"Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “ROBERT GETS A PLACE.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “"You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “"You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “"Yes, but I can't pay him much."”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT GETS A PLACE.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “"Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."”
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In this reading “"Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ROBERT GETS A PLACE.
(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 "All right, sir."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading ROBERT GETS A PLACE.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ROBERT GETS A PLACE.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, sir."
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT GETS A PLACE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "All right, sir."
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
carry out
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
during the time that
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now," said Marden, as they emerged into State street, "will you take the boy?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but I can't pay him much."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can go out and take a walk, Robert, while I go with Mr. Gray to his office."
Chapter 10 of Out for Business by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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