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Chapter 1 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG OUTLAW. "Boy, is this Canal Street?" The speaker was evidently from the country. He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years. He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
Chapter 1 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “"Boy, is this Canal Street?"”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “THE YOUNG OUTLAW.”
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading “He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.”
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.”
marked by wrinkles
From this reading “He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.”
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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 He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Boy, is this Canal Street?"
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading "Boy, is this Canal Street?"
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The speaker was evidently from the country.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The speaker was evidently from the country.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The speaker was evidently from the country.
usually; as a rule
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Boy, is this Canal Street?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading THE YOUNG OUTLAW.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
having or joined by a seam or seams
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
not often
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was evidently from the country.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Boy, is this Canal Street?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG OUTLAW.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Boy, is this Canal Street?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was evidently from the country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a rusty cloak, in the style of thirty years gone by, and his clothing generally was of a fashion seldom seen on Broadway.
marked by wrinkles
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
a late time of life
From this reading He was a tall man, with prominent features, and a face seamed and wrinkled by the passage of nearly seventy years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG OUTLAW.
Chapter 1 of The Young Outlaw 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.
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