Chapter 6 of Ragged Dick is here in full — 159 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 Ragged Dick is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue. Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres. On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front. This was the building at which Dick pointed. “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
Chapter 6 of Ragged Dick is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading “Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.”
a line of approach
From this reading “THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.”
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading “On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.”
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading “THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.”
intended for the left hand
From this reading “On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.”
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.”
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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 Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the building at which Dick pointed.
a line of approach
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
someone who is a detective
From this reading This was the building at which Dick pointed.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
intended for the left hand
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
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From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
having a point
From this reading This was the building at which Dick pointed.
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that the Fifth Avenue Hotel?” asked Frank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE POCKET-BOOK They had reached the junction of Broadway and of Fifth Avenue.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the building at which Dick pointed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before them was a beautiful park of ten acres.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the building at which Dick pointed.
a Caucasian
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the left-hand side was a large marble building, presenting a fine appearance with its extensive white front.
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