Chapter 16 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What is your name?” asked Harry. “I don’t remember seeing you before.” “I live on the other side of the wood. My name is Reuben Richardson.” “Richardson?”
Chapter 16 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““What is your name?” asked Harry.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““I live on the other side of the wood.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““What is your name?” asked Harry.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““I don’t remember seeing you before.””
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading “My name is Reuben Richardson.””
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading “My name is Reuben Richardson.””
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading ““I don’t remember seeing you before.””
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading ““I live on the other side of the wood.”
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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Reuben Richardson.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading My name is Reuben Richardson.”
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading My name is Reuben Richardson.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “I live on the other side of the wood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t remember seeing you before.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is your name?” asked Harry.
Chapter 16 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 110 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 16 holds 110 sentences of The Tin Box, and What it Contained, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Tin Box, and What it Contained by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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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