Chapter 36 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel. “Surely you are joking.” “No, I assure you I am not.” “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?” “Yes.”
Chapter 36 of Walter Sherwood's Probation is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make certain of
From this reading ““No, I assure you I am not.””
give a benediction to
From this reading “WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.”
come to pass
From this reading ““Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?””
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading ““Surely you are joking.””
jail in a local police station
From this reading ““Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?””
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading ““Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?””
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading “WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No, I assure you I am not.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Surely you are joking.”
make certain of
From this reading “No, I assure you I am not.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
give a benediction to
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
come to pass
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I assure you I am not.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading “Surely you are joking.”
jail in a local police station
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I assure you I am not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I assure you I am not.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely you are joking.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading WALTER IS VINDICATED “Bless my soul!” ejaculated the colonel.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Surely you are joking.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then how does it happen that Mr. Sherwood is sitting here in your office instead of being--” “In the lockup?”
Chapter 36 of Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 36 holds 37 sentences of Walter Sherwood's Probation, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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