Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler

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The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

He had overcome all that.

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Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was. He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression. Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness. It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house. He had overcome all that.

Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler

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Chapter 5 of Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

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He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

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Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

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It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

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He had overcome all that.

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Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.”

Moreover adverb US /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading “Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

all

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From this reading He had overcome all that.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

career

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

come

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

disagreeablenesses

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

endure

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

engine

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

extraordinary

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

favorable

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

get

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

growing

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

Holcombe

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

house

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

humble

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From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

humiliation

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

impatience

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

impatient

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

impression

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From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

longer

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

made

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From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

man

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

manifold

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

more

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

now

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

overcome

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From this reading He had overcome all that.

position

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

recognized

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

selfish

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From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not the selfish impatience that could not longer endure the humiliation and manifold disagreeablenesses of his position at the engine house.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

time

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From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

usefulness

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From this reading Moreover, Mr. Holcombe himself was now growing impatient to get into a position more favorable to his usefulness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The time had now come for such an extraordinary career and such an extraordinary man to be recognized, and he was.

work

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From this reading He had made an impression and his work, humble as it was, had made an impression.

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