Chapter 8 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say. “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed. “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry. “Yes.” “Well, we are not bosom friends.
Chapter 8 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading ““Well, we are not bosom friends.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ““Well, we are not bosom friends.”
a son of your niece or nephew
From this reading ““How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.”
to hook or entangle
From this reading ““How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, we are not bosom friends.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “Well, we are not bosom friends.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Well, we are not bosom friends.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry.
a son of your niece or nephew
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
to hook or entangle
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, we are not bosom friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
express in words
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You mean how do we get along together?” asked Harry.
(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, we are not bosom friends.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harry waited to hear what the old man had to say.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you and my grandnephew hitch horses?” asked Uncle Obed.
Chapter 8 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 8 holds 63 sentences of The Tin Box, and What it Contained, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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