Chapter 9 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FACE AT THE WINDOW. Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well. Nor were his duties easy. The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary. This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
Chapter 9 of Tony, the Hero is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.”
making worse
From this reading “This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.”
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Nor were his duties easy.”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.”
most important element
From this reading “The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.”
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 main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.”
In this reading “This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.”
In this reading “THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.”
In this reading “The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
making worse
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Nor were his duties easy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Nor were his duties easy.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
not accessible to view
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor were his duties easy.
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
most important element
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
absolutely essential
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor were his duties easy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
and nothing more
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was very aggravating, especially since Tony knew what he did about Ben's hidden treasure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Tony was not only cook and housekeeper, but he was sick-nurse as well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor were his duties easy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The main difficulty was about getting money to buy what was absolutely necessary.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE FACE AT THE WINDOW.
Chapter 9 of Tony, the Hero by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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