Chapter 10 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green. He nodded pleasantly to Walter. “So you have put up here,” he said. “Well, it is a good place. And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
Chapter 10 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading “THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.”
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded pleasantly to Walter.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “He nodded pleasantly to Walter.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “He nodded pleasantly to Walter.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.”
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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 “Well, it is a good place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
a man of refinement
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, it is a good place.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded pleasantly to Walter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it is a good place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it is a good place.
and nothing more
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
not any; not one
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded pleasantly to Walter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Well, it is a good place.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading He nodded pleasantly to Walter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
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From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He nodded pleasantly to Walter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading He nodded pleasantly to Walter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
(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 “Well, it is a good place.
a Caucasian
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN FROM DAKOTA The man who had just entered the reading-room was no other than Detective Green.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you have put up here,” he said.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And is this gentleman a friend of yours?” indicating the man in the white hat.
Chapter 10 of Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 147 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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