Chapter 2 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
J. Of course it is. H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise. Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is. J. He’s the boss of this concern. That is, him and me are the two bosses.
Chapter 2 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “J. He’s the boss of this concern.”
plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “That is, him and me are the two bosses.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “J. He’s the boss of this concern.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “J. Of course it is.”
In this reading “H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.”
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 H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading J. He’s the boss of this concern.
plural of “boss” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading J. He’s the boss of this concern.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading J. Of course it is.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. He’s the boss of this concern.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading J. Of course it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading J. Of course it is.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. Of course it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading J. Of course it is.
in other respects or ways
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
on the contrary
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
express in words
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading J. He’s the boss of this concern.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That is, him and me are the two bosses.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
which person or people
From this reading Perhaps you can tell me who this Jenkins is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H. Well, you’re a mighty cool customer, though you look rather green than otherwise.
Chapter 2 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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