Chapter 14 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HELPING HAND. The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house. Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery. His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott. "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
Chapter 14 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “A HELPING HAND.”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading “The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.”
of the western part of a city
From this reading “The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.”
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.
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a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
In this reading “The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.”
physical assistance
In this reading “A HELPING HAND.”
at or in the front
In this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
In this reading “Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.”
In this reading “"Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.”
In this reading “His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A HELPING HAND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
a youthful male person
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
the organ of sight
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A HELPING HAND.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading A HELPING HAND.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
and nothing more
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
set afire or burning
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
cut with a saw
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
of the western part of a city
From this reading The cash boy and his mother lived in a westside tenement house.
at the time that
From this reading His eye lighted up with pleasure when he saw Scott.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
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From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just in front of the house, Scott met Willie Mead with a loaf of bread which he was bringing home from a neighboring bakery.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you live here, Willie?" asked Scott.
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