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The Errand Boy

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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ALONZO IS PUZZLED.
Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.
With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.
It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.
I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”
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The Errand Boy

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 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
ALONZO IS PUZZLED.
Line 2
Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.
Line 3
With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.
Line 4
It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.
Line 5
I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

All words in this reading · 70

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a

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

against

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

ALONZO

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From this reading ALONZO IS PUZZLED.

and

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

approach

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

as

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

ascertain

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

been

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

but

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

can't

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

curiosity

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

cut

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

determined

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

distress

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

doing

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

fight

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

find

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

for

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

from

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

get

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

good

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

graces

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

had

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

he

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

he'll

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

him

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

himself

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

his

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

hoped

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

I

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

in

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

inherited

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

into

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

IS

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From this reading ALONZO IS PUZZLED.

It

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

like

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

ma

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

malice

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

me

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

mother

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

of

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

Oliver's

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

out

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

petty

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

Phil

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

Phil's

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

place

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

plans

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

PUZZLED

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From this reading ALONZO IS PUZZLED.

right

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

s'pose

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From this reading I s'pose he would like to cut me out, but he'll find that he can't fight against ma and me.”

said

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

saw

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

serve

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

share

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

soon

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

speak

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

that

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

the

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

to

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

trying

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

unable

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

Uncle

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

was

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

were

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

what

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

which

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

who

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From this reading Alonzo, who had his share of curiosity, as soon as he saw Phil's approach, determined to speak to him, and ascertain what were his plans and what he was doing.

With

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From this reading With the petty malice which he inherited from his mother, he hoped that Phil had been unable to find a place and was in distress.

would

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From this reading “It would serve him right,” said Alonzo to himself, “for trying to get into Uncle Oliver's good graces.

Chapter 24 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.

What does chapter 24 of The Errand Boy contain?

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

This page carries chapter 24 of The Errand Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 24 of The Errand Boy?

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Each of the 24 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 24 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 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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How long does The Errand Boy take to read?

About 359 minutes of reading across 864 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Little
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Difficulty
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Brent
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Plodding
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