Chapter 4 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHERIFF. I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble. (_MRS. J. looks expectantly toward him. MRS.
Chapter 4 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “J. looks expectantly toward him.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “SHERIFF.”
in the direction of
From this reading “J. looks expectantly toward him.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
in an expectant manner
From this reading J. looks expectantly toward him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading J. looks expectantly toward him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
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. looks expectantly toward him.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading J. looks expectantly toward him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading (_MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading SHERIFF.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
in the direction of
From this reading J. looks expectantly toward him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am happy to have been of service to you in that way; but my errand here was to give you trouble.
Chapter 4 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 420 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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