Chapter 3 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson. "How are you, James?" he said. "What have you been doing this morning?" James gaped. "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
Chapter 3 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
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eat an early morning meal
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
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a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
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United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “"The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."”
In this reading “At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.”
on a route to some place
In this reading “At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, James?" he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What have you been doing this morning?"
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What have you been doing this morning?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
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From this reading James gaped.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you been doing this morning?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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where you live at a particular time
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From this reading "How are you, James?" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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and nothing more
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From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
the time period between dawn and noon
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belonging to the person speaking
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touching and supported by a surface
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and nothing more
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What have you been doing this morning?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The fact is," he said, "I have only just got up and had my breakfast."
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At Lovell's Grounds On the way home Ben met James Watson.
used to ask for information about something
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the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 3 of Wait and Hope by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 3 holds 154 sentences of Wait and Hope, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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