Chapter 4 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRACKING THE THIEF. With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk. "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked. "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since." "Isn't he coming back?"
Chapter 4 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.”
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “"Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “"Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “TRACKING THE THIEF.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “TRACKING THE THIEF.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
react verbally
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Isn't he coming back?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Isn't he coming back?"
a man of refinement
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't he coming back?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRACKING THE THIEF.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading TRACKING THE THIEF.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading TRACKING THE THIEF.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
which person or people
From this reading "Has the gentleman who came with me left the hotel?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With some agitation Scott addressed the clerk.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," was the answer, "about an hour since."
Chapter 4 of The Young Salesman 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 4 holds 143 sentences of The Young Salesman, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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