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The Cash Boy

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Horatio, Jr. Alger • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

“No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

“I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

“I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

“I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/15

The Cash Boy

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Line 2

“No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

Line 3

“I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

Line 4

“I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

Line 5

“I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

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A

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

asked

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

at

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

carried

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

deacon

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

discontentedly

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

duty

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

eagerly

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

expense

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

father's

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

feel

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

first

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

Fowler

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Frank

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

going

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

Have

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

he

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

him

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

his

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

I

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

is

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

it

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

let

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

LITTLE

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

make

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

MISUNDERSTANDING

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Mr

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

my

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

No

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

off

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From this reading “I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

on

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Pinkerton

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Pomeroy's

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

poorhouse

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

return

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

right

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From this reading “I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

said

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

save

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

should

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From this reading “I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

shouldn't

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

taken

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From this reading “I should think you would have taken him to the poorhouse right off.”

the

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

think

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

to

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

Tom

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

town

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

unnecessary

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From this reading “I feel it my duty to save the town unnecessary expense,” said Deacon Pinkerton.

visit

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From this reading “No,” said the deacon, “he is going to make a visit at Mr. Pomeroy’s first.”

would

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From this reading “I shouldn’t think you would have let him make a visit,” said Tom, discontentedly.

you

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From this reading A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING “Have you carried Frank Fowler to the poorhouse?” asked Tom Pinkerton, eagerly, on his father’s return.

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Chapter 5 of The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 5 of The Cash Boy contain?

Chapter 5 holds 77 sentences of The Cash Boy, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 77 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 5 of The Cash Boy?

Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Cash Boy?

Yes. All 2381 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #296 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #296, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Cash Boy take to read?

About 198 minutes of reading across 477 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Cash Boy

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cash Boy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Group: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cash Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Assembled: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cash Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Field: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cash Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Public: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cash Boy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.