Chapter 17 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly. “That is my name,” answered Walter. “A message for you.” Walter opened the note, and read as follows: “I am called out of the city.
Chapter 17 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Walter opened the note, and read as follows:”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ““A message for you.””
a person who carries a message
From this reading “WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Walter opened the note, and read as follows:”
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading “WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.”
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 “A message for you.”
aimlessly drifting
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “That is my name,” answered Walter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A message for you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A message for you.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That is my name,” answered Walter.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “That is my name,” answered Walter.
a brief written record
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I am called out of the city.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Walter opened the note, and read as follows:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is my name,” answered Walter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER IS TURNED ADRIFT “Mr. Sherwood?” said the telegraph messenger inquiringly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A message for you.”
Chapter 17 of Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 124 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 17 holds 124 sentences of Walter Sherwood's Probation, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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