Chapter 17 of True to His Home is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of True to His Home is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET. THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship. He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city." When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream. He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
Chapter 17 of True to His Home is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.”
the position of apprentice
From this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.”
strongly attracted
From this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
of or associated with a province
From this reading “He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."”
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 “He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.”
an early period of development
In this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
In this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
In this reading “When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
the position of apprentice
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
dearly loved
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
the childhood of a boy
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
strongly attracted
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
of or associated with a province
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
at the time that
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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