Chapter 31 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROBBERS’ DEN. “HA! WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank. Morton changed color. “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
Chapter 31 of Tom Temple's Career is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading “WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Morton changed color.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “THE ROBBERS’ DEN.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading ““It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Morton changed color.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “THE ROBBERS’ DEN.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.”
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In this reading “WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.”
In this reading “Morton changed color.”
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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 WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Morton changed color.
a person who is in charge
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Morton changed color.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading THE ROBBERS’ DEN.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “HA!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Morton changed color.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “It is the property of a friend,” he said hurriedly.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading THE ROBBERS’ DEN.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBERS’ DEN.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading WHAT have we here?” said the robber chief, as he drew out first a certificate of stock in a New York bank.
Chapter 31 of Tom Temple's Career by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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