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The Cash Boy

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

He had been at home for some time, and of course on his arrival had been greeted with the news of our hero’s perfidy.

But, to the indignation of Mrs. Bradley and John, he was obstinately incredulous.

“There is some mistake, I am sure,” he said.

“Such a boy as Frank is incapable of stealing.

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Chapter XXI Reading 1/20

The Cash Boy

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Cash Boy is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

Line 2

He had been at home for some time, and of course on his arrival had been greeted with the news of our hero’s perfidy.

Line 3

But, to the indignation of Mrs. Bradley and John, he was obstinately incredulous.

Line 4

“There is some mistake, I am sure,” he said.

Line 5

“Such a boy as Frank is incapable of stealing.

All words in this reading · 52

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a

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From this reading “Such a boy as Frank is incapable of stealing.

am

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From this reading “There is some mistake, I am sure,” he said.

and

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

arrival

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From this reading He had been at home for some time, and of course on his arrival had been greeted with the news of our hero’s perfidy.

as

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From this reading “Such a boy as Frank is incapable of stealing.

at

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

been

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From this reading He had been at home for some time, and of course on his arrival had been greeted with the news of our hero’s perfidy.

boy

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Bradley

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From this reading But, to the indignation of Mrs. Bradley and John, he was obstinately incredulous.

But

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From this reading But, to the indignation of Mrs. Bradley and John, he was obstinately incredulous.

course

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From this reading He had been at home for some time, and of course on his arrival had been greeted with the news of our hero’s perfidy.

dinner

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DISAPPOINTMENT

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for

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Frank

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greeted

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had

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He

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hero's

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his

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home

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housekeeper

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I

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incapable

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incredulous

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indignation

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is

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JOHN

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mistake

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Mr

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Mrs

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nephew

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news

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obstinately

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of

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on

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our

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perfidy

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said

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sat

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some

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stealing

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Such

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sure

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From this reading “There is some mistake, I am sure,” he said.

the

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

There

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time

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to

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WADE'S

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

was

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From this reading But, to the indignation of Mrs. Bradley and John, he was obstinately incredulous.

Wharton

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

with

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From this reading JOHN WADE’S DISAPPOINTMENT Mr. Wharton sat at dinner with his nephew and the housekeeper.

Chapter 21 of The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 21 of The Cash Boy contain?

Chapter 21 holds 101 sentences of The Cash Boy, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of The Cash Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

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