Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street
Context Illustration Reading 1/24 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."
Line 2
478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.
Line 3
Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.
Line 4
Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.
/ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈθaʊzəndz ʌv frendz ðer ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən hæz meɪd aɪ dɪd nɑːt ker tuː hæv maɪ ˈfæməli neɪm ɡoʊ ˈeni ˈfɜːrðər ɪn ðɪs kəˈnekʃən ðæn fəˈnænʃəl niːdz riˈkwaɪərd ɪn ˈwɜːrkɪŋ fɔːr ðə riˈliːs ʌv ðə men stɪl ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ laɪf ˈsentənsəz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈprɪzənz/
Line 5
At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Abides verb US /əˈbaɪdz/

third-person singular of “abide” — dwell

From this reading “Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."”

engrossing adjective US /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading “At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.”

Funk noun US /fʌŋk/

a state of nervous depression

From this reading “478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.”

Gage noun US /ɡeɪdʒ/

street names for marijuana

From this reading “478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.”

Intercede verb US /ˌɪntərˈsiːd/

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

From this reading “Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."”

R's noun US /ɑːrz/

possessive form of “r” — a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading “Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."”

revised adjective US /rɪˈvaɪzd/

improved or brought up to date

From this reading “At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.”

subscribers noun US /səbˈskraɪbərz/

plural of “subscriber” — someone who expresses strong approval

From this reading “At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.”

All words in this reading · 181

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

10

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

20,000

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

3.50

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

478

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

5

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

AbidesverbUS /əˈbaɪdz/

third-person singular of “abide” — dwell

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

AnniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/

the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

ArouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

Blaine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

CellnounUS /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

CharacteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Chatham

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

circulationnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən/

the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

ComesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

copynounUS /ˈkɑːpi/

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

CorridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

DespairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

DoornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Dr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/

plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

EffortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

engrossingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

FailverbUS /feɪl/

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

FailuresnounUS /ˈfeɪljərz/

plural of “failure” — an act that fails

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

FifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/

involving financial matters

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

ForeveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

FreeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

FreedverbUS /friːd/

past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

FreshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

FrownedverbUS /fraʊnd/

past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

FunknounUS /fʌŋk/

a state of nervous depression

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

GagenounUS /ɡeɪdʒ/

street names for marijuana

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

GetsnounUS /ɡets/

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

GloomnounUS /ɡluːm/

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

GoneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

HithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Hon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

HopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

improvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvd/

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

IntercedeverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsiːd/

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

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 Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

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 Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

LikeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Lyman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

MatthewsnounUS /ˈmæθjuːz/

plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

of an obscure nature

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

needsadverbUS /niːdz/

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

NewsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Niblo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

NightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

NOTEnounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

NotwithstandingadverbUS /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

OpensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

PrayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

pricesnounUS /ˈpraɪsəz/

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

prisonsnounUS /ˈprɪzənz/

plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

PUBLICnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

R'snounUS /ɑːrz/

possessive form of “r” — a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

ReturnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

revisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/

improved or brought up to date

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

SecretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/

plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

ShoutverbUS /ʃaʊt/

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

SightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

soldadjectiveUS /soʊld/

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

StarsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

subscribersnounUS /səbˈskraɪbərz/

plural of “subscriber” — someone who expresses strong approval

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/

a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

TenthnounUS /tenθ/

a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Hitherto, it has been sold by subscription at $3.50, $5 and $10 per copy--the five editions printed having been easily sold at those prices.

thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

TrampsnounUS /træmpz/

plural of “tramp” — a vagrant

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Twas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

TwentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

undergoingverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading At last, however, certain influence causes me to let it go in the revised and improved form here presented, and may it prove as valuable and engrossing to the general public as it has to 20,000 subscribers to former editions.

VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

WallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Warder's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

WearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

WinverbUS /wɪn/

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

Won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

workingadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ/

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Notwithstanding the thousands of friends their circulation has made, I did not care to have my family name go any further in this connection than financial needs required in working for the release of the men still undergoing life sentences in English prisons.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

YearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Niblo Clark--The Mysterious Three R's--His Characteristic Verses--My Tenth Anniversary at Chatham--All Efforts Fail and Fifteen Years Gone Forever--Despairing When Good News Comes--My Sister in England--George Freed--Hope Returns and Abides--George Gets James G. Blaine, J. Russell and Others to Intercede--Fresh Failures--Home Secretary Matthews Won't--George and My Sister Will--Which Will Wear the Other Out--George and Sister Win--Night and Gloom in My Cell--These Walls Have Frowned on Me for Twenty Years--Warder's Tramps on Stone Corridor Arouse Me--Door Opens--"You Are Free"--First Sight of Stars in Twenty Years--I Shout, 'Twas Like a Prayer: "God Is Good."

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading 478 NOTE TO THE PUBLIC The Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Dr. Funk and hundreds of others have said that my book should be put at a price which would place it within the reach of every young man, etc.

Chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street by Austin Bidwell holds 122 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.

What does chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street contain?

Chapter 2 holds 122 sentences of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street by Austin Bidwell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 122 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 2 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street?

Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 25 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street

Common questions about reading Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street by Austin Bidwell on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street?

Yes. All 5302 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24739 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #24739, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street take to read?

About 441 minutes of reading across 1061 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street section by section

How to work through Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 21 chapters of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street

Words and structures a reader meets early in Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Bidwell's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Travels
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fifteen
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.