Chapter 27 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. Sam did not retain his new position long. A week later he was dismissed. Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite. But Sam was by no means discouraged.
Chapter 27 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading “Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.”
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading “Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “But Sam was by no means discouraged.”
having lost your job
From this reading “A week later he was dismissed.”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.”
hold back within
From this reading “Sam did not retain his new position long.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
a youthful male person
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Sam was by no means discouraged.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Sam was by no means discouraged.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading But Sam was by no means discouraged.
having lost your job
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But Sam was by no means discouraged.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
not any; not one
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
hold back within
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam did not retain his new position long.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week later he was dismissed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though no reason was assigned, the proprietor probably thought it better to engage a boy with a smaller appetite.
Chapter 27 of The Young Outlaw by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 109 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 27 holds 109 sentences of The Young Outlaw, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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