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Chapter 6 of Waifs and strays [part 1] is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Waifs and strays [part 1] is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know,” I interrupted. “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.” “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal. Where was you? I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
Chapter 6 of Waifs and strays [part 1] is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ““Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““I know,” I interrupted.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
with suspicion
From this reading ““Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.”
having come into contact
From this reading “I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.””
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From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know,” I interrupted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
express in words
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
with suspicion
From this reading “Say,” said my friend, suspiciously, “you seem to know a good deal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
having come into contact
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was you?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to sleep on the bench there, in the sun, and somebody touched me for every cent I had—$15.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You sent it to the _Sun_ and got $15.”
Chapter 6 of Waifs and strays [part 1] by O. Henry holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 6 holds 201 sentences of Waifs and strays [part 1], unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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