Chapter 36 of Tom, The Bootblack is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Tom, The Bootblack is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL. "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert. "Where are you going to lead me?" "Never you mind. Come along."
Chapter 36 of Tom, The Bootblack is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along."”
third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “"Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"Where are you going to lead me?"”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “"Where are you going to lead me?"”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “"Never you mind.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.”
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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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “Come along."”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you going to lead me?"
third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are you going to lead me?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Where are you going to lead me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never you mind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never you mind.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading HUGH BETRAYS HIS PRINCIPAL.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Follow me!" said Hugh Trimble to Gilbert.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you going to lead me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you going to lead me?"
Chapter 36 of Tom, The Bootblack by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 36 holds 113 sentences of Tom, The Bootblack, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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