Chapter 17 of The Store Boy is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Store Boy is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance. "Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise. "Why, where are you going?" "To New York." "But you are coming back again?"
Chapter 17 of The Store Boy is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"But you are coming back again?"”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"To New York."”
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.
anew
From this reading "But you are coming back again?"
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, where are you going?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "But you are coming back again?"
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you are coming back again?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "But you are coming back again?"
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
the act of departing
From this reading "Why, where are you going?"
a farewell remark
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "To New York."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
express in words
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Good-by!" repeated Rose, in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, where are you going?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, where are you going?"
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "To New York."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, where are you going?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FAREWELL TO PENTONVILLE "I have come to say good-by, Rose," said Ben, as the young lady made her appearance.
Chapter 17 of The Store Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
Chapter 17 holds 113 sentences of The Store Boy, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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