Chapter 4 of A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
J. H. Bradley and the Cary House. Ruins of Coloma. James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End. More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times. "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
Chapter 4 of A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.”
an abstract part of something
From this reading “"John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.”
relating to time long past
From this reading “More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “Ruins of Coloma.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “"John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:”
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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 More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruins of Coloma.
an abstract part of something
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruins of Coloma.
relating to time long past
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Ruins of Coloma.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
not in physical motion
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
an idea that is suggested
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading J. H. Bradley and the Cary House.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading More than any other town, Placerville gave a suggestion of the olden times.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading James W. Marshall and His Pathetic End.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "John Oakhurst" and "Jack Hamlin" would still be in their element, as witness the following scene:
Chapter 4 of A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country by T. D. (Thomas Dykes) Beasley holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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 4 holds 89 sentences of A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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