Chapter 28 of The Store Boy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Store Boy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother. "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference. "I should say there had," she answered. "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room. On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."
Chapter 28 of The Store Boy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.”
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.”
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading “SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “"Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.”
an article deposited as security
From this reading “On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “"I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
any thing at all
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
an administrative unit of government
From this reading On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
set up or found
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
an article deposited as security
From this reading On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
express in words
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I should say there had," she answered.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading On the bureau I found the pawn ticket."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
at the time that
From this reading SOME UNEXPECTED CHANGES When Conrad came home his first visit was to his mother.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Has anything been found out about the stolen opera glass?" he asked, with a studied air of indifference.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I followed the clew you suggested, and searched the boy's room.
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