Chapter 16 of The Erie Train Boy is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Erie Train Boy is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PALMER'S MALICE. "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise. "Yes, mine was left with the clerk." "And mine also." "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
Chapter 16 of The Erie Train Boy is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “"Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"Yes, mine was left with the clerk."”
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “"And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “"And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “PALMER'S MALICE.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.”
possessive form of “palmer” — United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER'S MALICE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
in addition
From this reading "And mine also."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And mine also."
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
-ing form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading PALMER'S MALICE.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
possessive form of “palmer” — United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER'S MALICE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Indeed!" said Lawrence, in assumed surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And he doubtless made a mistake in delivering them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mine was left with the clerk."
Chapter 16 of The Erie Train Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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