Chapter 14 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later. “I am called to Washington on business. However, you have got to feel at home here now.” “Oh, yes, sir.” “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
Chapter 14 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading ““And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.””
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading ““And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.””
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading ““I am called to Washington on business.”
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading “SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I am called to Washington on business.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I am called to Washington on business.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
the act of departing
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
a form of address for a man
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However, you have got to feel at home here now.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes, sir.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am called to Washington on business.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, yes, sir.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “I am called to Washington on business.
United States novelist (1862-1937)
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And Mrs. Bradley will see that you are comfortable.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SPRINGING THE TRAP “I am going to give you a few days’ vacation, Frank,” said Mr. Wharton, a fortnight later.
Chapter 14 of The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 80 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.
Chapter 14 holds 80 sentences of The Cash Boy, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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