Chapter 12 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly. “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride. “I am going there on business.” “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion. “No.”
Chapter 12 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.”
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading “A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading ““No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.”
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading ““No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.”
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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 A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
at any time
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
a young female
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Have you ever been there before?” asked his fair companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
admitting of being pardoned
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I am going there on business.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No,” answered Walter, swelling with pardonable pride.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A YOUNG INSURANCE AGENT “You don't live in Elm Bank?” said the young girl, inquiringly.
Chapter 12 of Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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