Chapter 3 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same. AMANDA, L., present. She is looking over the morning paper. Enter MRS. JONES, R._ MRS.
Chapter 3 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter MRS.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “(_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “JONES, R._ MRS.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “She is looking over the morning paper.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “She is looking over the morning paper.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “AMANDA, L., present.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “(_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.”
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In this reading “(_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.”
In this reading “She is looking over the morning paper.”
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From this reading AMANDA, L., present.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter MRS.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading JONES, R._ MRS.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading AMANDA, L., present.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Enter MRS.
above and across; more than
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading AMANDA, L., present.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading JONES, R._ MRS.
Identical; not different.
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is looking over the morning paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_The same.
Chapter 3 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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