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Paul the Peddler
Paul the Peddler

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.
He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.
But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.
He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.
He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.
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Paul the Peddler

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Paul the Peddler is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.
Line 2
He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.
Line 3
But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.
Line 4
He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.
Line 5
He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

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a

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among

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

AN

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

and

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

anger

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

ARTIST

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

AS

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

at

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

been

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

breath

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

But

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

by

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

collision

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corner

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could

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

difficulty

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easy

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

empty

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enemy

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

enough

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

first

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following

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

foot

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

full

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

gentleman

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glared

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good

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

had

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have

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

He

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

him

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

his

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

however

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

if

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

in

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

into

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

keeping

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

kept

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

knocked

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

Mike

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

no

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

not

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

numerous

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

obtain

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

of

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

out

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

passengers

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

PAUL

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

pretty

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

quite

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

ran

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

runner

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

scanty

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

sidewalks

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

slow

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

so

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

speak

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From this reading He glared in anger at Paul, but could not at first obtain breath enough to speak.

speed

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

stout

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

street

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

streets

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

that

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

the

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

thread

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

thronged

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

to

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

turning

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

until

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

up

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

very

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

was

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From this reading PAUL AS AN ARTIST Paul was not slow in following Mike.

way

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From this reading But to thread his way in and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy.

well

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

whose

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

wind

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From this reading He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full speed into a very stout gentleman, whose scanty wind was quite knocked out of him by the collision.

with

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

would

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From this reading He was a good runner, and would have had no difficulty in keeping up with his enemy if the streets had been empty.

Chapter 6 of Paul the Peddler by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 6 holds 138 sentences of Paul the Peddler, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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