Chapter 19 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW HOME. "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead. "Yes, I wish to ask his advice. I have lost my place." "At Mr. Little's store?"
Chapter 19 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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 proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"Yes, I wish to ask his advice.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Yes, I wish to ask his advice.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “"Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.”
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading “"Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.”
possessive form of “little” — a small amount or duration
From this reading “"At Mr. Little's store?"”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I have lost my place."”
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading “"Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"At Mr. Little's store?"”
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 “A NEW HOME.”
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 NEW HOME.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "Yes, I wish to ask his advice.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Yes, I wish to ask his advice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At Mr. Little's store?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have lost my place."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I wish to ask his advice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A NEW HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I wish to ask his advice.
of great significance or value
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
possessive form of “little” — a small amount or duration
From this reading "At Mr. Little's store?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I have lost my place."
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have lost my place."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW HOME.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I have lost my place."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "At Mr. Little's store?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I wish to ask his advice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you wish to see Mr. Lawton about something important?" asked Mrs. Mead.
Chapter 19 of The Young Salesman by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 19 holds 128 sentences of The Young Salesman, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Young Salesman by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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