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The Errand Boy

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Errand Boy is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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CONSULTING THE ORACLE.

Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

“She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

“No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

“Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

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Chapter XIV Reading 1/23

The Errand Boy

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Errand 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

Line 1

CONSULTING THE ORACLE.

Line 2

Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

Line 3

“She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

Line 4

“No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

Line 5

“Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

All words in this reading · 51

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a

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

amused

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

and

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

appear

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

asked

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

but

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

can

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

chance

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

companion

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

CONSULTING

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From this reading CONSULTING THE ORACLE.

daisy

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

did

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

difficulty

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

Do

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

doesn't

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

favorable

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

feelings

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

from

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had

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

haven't

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

he

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

her

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

his

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

hurt

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

I

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

impression

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

inwardly

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

know

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

known

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

laughing

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

like

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

make

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

myself

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

No

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

not

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

of

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

ORACLE

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From this reading CONSULTING THE ORACLE.

outwardly

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

Phil

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

refrained

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

said

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

She

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

sober

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

THE

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From this reading CONSULTING THE ORACLE.

think

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

though

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

to

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

upon

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From this reading “Do you think you can make a favorable impression upon--the daisy?” asked Phil, outwardly sober, but inwardly amused.

Wilbur

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From this reading “No,” said Wilbur; “I haven't had a chance to make myself known to her.”

with

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From this reading Phil did not like to hurt the feelings of his companion, and refrained from laughing, though with difficulty.

you

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From this reading “She doesn't appear to know you,” he said.

Chapter 14 of The Errand Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.

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Chapter 14 holds 119 sentences of The Errand Boy, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

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