Chapter 10 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it. I never had any of the articles mentioned. MR. S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
Chapter 10 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading “I never had any of the articles mentioned.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “I never had any of the articles mentioned.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?”
a human being
From this reading “S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?”
express a supposition
From this reading “S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?”
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
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From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
a human being
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
express a supposition
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never had any of the articles mentioned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
(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 S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading S. Well, I don’t know what can be done about it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S. Do you suppose there is another person of the same name on this street?
Chapter 10 of Seeking his fortune, and other dialogues by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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