Chapter 11 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW PROSPECT. "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table. "Pretty good, sir." "Are you making your expenses?" "Yes, sir; just about."
Chapter 11 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “"Are you making your expenses?"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “"Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “"Are you making your expenses?"”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"Pretty good, sir."”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “A NEW PROSPECT.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “"Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.”
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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 A NEW PROSPECT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, sir; just about."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you making your expenses?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading "Are you making your expenses?"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
a man of refinement
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Pretty good, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, sir; just about."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Are you making your expenses?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW PROSPECT.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty good, sir."
the possibility of future success
From this reading A NEW PROSPECT.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Pretty good, sir."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; just about."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you making your expenses?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Frank, and how is your business?" asked the old gentleman, when they were sitting at the dinner-table.
Chapter 11 of The Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 11 holds 129 sentences of The Telegraph Boy, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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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