Chapter 6 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder. Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS. LELAND’S sitting-room. CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples. CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.
Chapter 6 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.”
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading “CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.”
an opening that permits escape or release
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.”
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
From this reading “CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.”
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading “(_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.”
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.
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In this reading “Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.”
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
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From this reading CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.
-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from
From this reading CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading CARRIE, L. C., dusting furniture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_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 (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LELAND’S sitting-room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
From this reading CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
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 CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Curtain falls._) SCENE II.—_MRS.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading CALEB, sitting, R. C., peeling apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LELAND’S sitting-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Exit, L., with rake on his shoulder.
Chapter 6 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 401 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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