Chapter 11 of Out for Business is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Out for Business is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. PALMER'S INFATUATION. In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared. She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds. She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
Chapter 11 of Out for Business is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading “In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.”
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading “PALMER'S INFATUATION.”
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading “She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.”
possessive form of “palmer” — United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER'S INFATUATION.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.”
dependable
From this reading “She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.”
careful consideration
From this reading “She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.”
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 “In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.”
In this reading “She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.”
a young female
In this reading “She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.”
In this reading “She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.”
In this reading “In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.”
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 She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
ten 10s
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading PALMER'S INFATUATION.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
possessive form of “palmer” — United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER'S INFATUATION.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
dependable
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In about twenty minutes Miss Churchill appeared.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She had a high color, black hair, and a loud metallic voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
careful consideration
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was a stout young lady, weighing at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
Chapter 11 of Out for Business 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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