Chapter 28 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN. The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform. He was a telegraph boy no more. The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by. "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
Chapter 28 of The Telegraph Boy is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.”
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading “FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.”
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading “The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “He was a telegraph boy no more.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.”
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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 FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
on or to one side
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
in a hearty manner
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.
a farewell remark
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
not any; not one
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading FRANK BECOMES A GOOD SAMARITAN.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading The close of the month came, and Frank laid aside his uniform.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come and see us sometimes," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a telegraph boy no more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The superintendent shook hands with him cordially, and bade him good-by.
Chapter 28 of The Telegraph Boy by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 108 sentences of The Telegraph Boy, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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