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The Errand Boy

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of The Errand Boy is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

“Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

“Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXXIX Reading 1/11

The Errand Boy

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of The Errand Boy is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

Line 2

It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

Line 3

“Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

Line 4

“Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

Line 5

What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

All words in this reading · 61

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account

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

accountability

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

an

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

AT

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From this reading AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

attention

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

be

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

behind

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

Carter

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

certainly

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

Doubtless

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

escape

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

evidence

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for

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

friends

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

greatest

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

had

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

has

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

he

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

her

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

his

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

HOUSE

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From this reading AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

however

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

in

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inheritance

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is

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

It

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learned

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leaving

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left

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

listened

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

may

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

me

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

Mr

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

New

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of

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old

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

order

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

PALMER

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From this reading AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

Phil's

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Planktown

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puzzles

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readily

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said

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

she

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

step-mother

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

stolen

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

such

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

supposed

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

tell-tale

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From this reading What puzzles me however, is her leaving behind such tell-tale evidence.

that

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

THE

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From this reading AT THE PALMER HOUSE.

to

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

town

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

unscrupulous

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

visit

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

what

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

with

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

woman

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

York

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From this reading It may be readily supposed that Phil's New York friends listened with the greatest attention to his account of what he had learned in his visit to Planktown.

you

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From this reading “Doubtless she has left your old town in order to escape accountability to you for your stolen inheritance.

Your

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From this reading “Your step-mother is certainly an unscrupulous woman,” said Mr. Carter.

Chapter 39 of The Errand Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 39 holds 58 sentences of The Errand Boy, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 39 of The Errand Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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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