Chapter 12 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO. 61 AND NO. 62. The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are. There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
Chapter 12 of The Young Adventurer is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There appeared to be no means of ventilation.”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “There appeared to be no means of ventilation.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.”
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
From this reading “There appeared to be no means of ventilation.”
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From this reading 61 AND NO.
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From this reading 62.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 61 AND NO.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
a guest cabin
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
From this reading There appeared to be no means of ventilation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are.
Chapter 12 of The Young Adventurer by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 12 holds 143 sentences of The Young Adventurer, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Young Adventurer by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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