Chapter 6 of Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s: “O. de Cologne.” * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?” Mr. M.--“Ancestors? What’s that?”
Chapter 6 of Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “* * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?””
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:”
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading “It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:”
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading “It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:”
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading “It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:”
plural of “murphy” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “* * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?””
possessive form of “rothschild” — any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?”
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “O. de Cologne.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Mr. M.--“Ancestors?
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. M.--“Ancestors?
plural of “murphy” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O. de Cologne.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
possessive form of “rothschild” — any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
someone who visits
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s that?”
which person or people
From this reading * * * * * The Stranger--“And who are the Murphys’ ancestors?”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading It chanced that the next visitor to inscribe his name in the book was Baron Oppenheim, the banker of Cologne, and he wrote beneath Rothschild’s:
Chapter 6 of Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. 1 by William [Editor] Patten holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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