Chapter 5 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT MR. GOLDWIN'S OFFICE. On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together. Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants." The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:
Chapter 5 of The Boy Broker is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:”
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."”
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MR.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
the two together, not just one
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
with diligence; in a diligent manner
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The following advertisement especially attracted his attention:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOLDWIN'S OFFICE.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AT MR.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading GOLDWIN'S OFFICE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading On the following morning both boys rose early and breakfasted together.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Then Bob hurried away to his paper trade, and Herbert applied himself diligently to reading the "wants."
Chapter 5 of The Boy Broker by Frank Andrew Munsey holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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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