Chapter 17 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 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 Wait and Hope is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Strange Captor This was what had happened. When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma. "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?" "Ever so much," said Emma. "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
Chapter 17 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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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “"My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"”
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “The Strange Captor This was what had happened.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “"My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"”
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading “When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “"Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"”
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.
a confectioner's shop
In this reading “"Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"”
In this reading “"Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"”
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 "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
at any time
From this reading "Ever so much," said Emma.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Ever so much," said Emma.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ever so much," said Emma.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Suppose we go to a candy store and get some?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Strange Captor This was what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading When Ben was fairly on his way up the monument, the lady addressed Emma.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear," she said, "are you fond of candy?"
Chapter 17 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.
Chapter 17 holds 149 sentences of Wait and Hope, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Wait and Hope by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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