Chapter 9 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. F. (_smiling_). I am willing to take the risk. Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
Chapter 9 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I am willing to take the risk.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.”
carry out
From this reading “I am willing to take the risk.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “I am willing to take the risk.”
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In this reading “Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.”
In this reading “I am willing to take the risk.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading (_smiling_).
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
carry out
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
precisely as stated
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
(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 Theory is very well in its way, but it is practice that tells the story.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I am willing to take the risk.
Chapter 9 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 418 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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