Chapter 27 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RED RALPH. The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red. His face was far from prepossessing. He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly. "So you have company?" he said.
Chapter 27 of The Young Salesman is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “"So you have company?" he said.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “RED RALPH.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.”
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 “The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "So you have company?" he said.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was far from prepossessing.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading His face was far from prepossessing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His face was far from prepossessing.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have company?" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
creating a favorable impression
From this reading His face was far from prepossessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RED RALPH.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading RED RALPH.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you have company?" he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have company?" he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
having a short and solid form or stature
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
which person or people
From this reading The man who entered was of medium height, thickset, and his hair and beard were red.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He looked at the visitors, and then at his wife inquiringly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have company?" he said.
Chapter 27 of The Young Salesman by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 131 sentences of The Young Salesman, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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