Chapter 10 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?" "Not yet, Tony." Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently. "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said. "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
Chapter 10 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"”
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"”
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading “Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"”
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading “"We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
possessive form of “ben” — a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752)
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
with desperation
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
immediately past
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet, Tony."
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
on the contrary
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Mrs. Bradford shook her head rather despondently.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think we had better go at all, Aunt Jane," said Ben.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
(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 "We might as well go to the poorhouse first as last," she said.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet, Tony."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ben's Journey Ben looked so cheerful and smiling that Tony asked: "Have you got work, Ben?"
Chapter 10 of Wait and Hope by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 149 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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