Chapter 7 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse. To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor. When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars. There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
Chapter 7 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading “There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading “There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
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 “When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.”
In this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
In this reading “AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.”
statement of charges for staying in a hotel
In this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
In this reading “After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.”
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 There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
later than; following
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
set up or found
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
ten 10s
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
and nothing more
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
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 After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
not any; not one
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
transport commercially
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After Scott paid his hotel bill and reached his new home, he found that he had just sixty cents left in his purse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There certainly had been a great shrinkage in his resources.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
at the time that
From this reading When he left the ship he had one hundred dollars.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To be sure, he would be at no more expense for meals, but it made him feel poor.
Chapter 7 of The Young Salesman by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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