Chapter 37 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office. "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said. "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business." "Didn't you finish up your business here?" "I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."
Chapter 37 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “"I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.”
to a great extent or degree
From this reading “The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"Didn't you finish up your business here?"”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."”
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading “"I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."”
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.
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In this reading “"I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."”
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possessing life
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."
to a great extent or degree
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you finish up your business here?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Didn't you finish up your business here?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Didn't you finish up your business here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I have been back to Boston, Mr. Brief, and returned to Montreal on business."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought so, sir; but I was mistaken."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Didn't you finish up your business here?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
at the time that
From this reading The Dead Alive Mr. Brief was considerably surprised when Ben entered his office.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you had gone back to Boston," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you finish up your business here?"
Chapter 37 of Wait and Hope by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 37 holds 125 sentences of Wait and Hope, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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