Chapter 12 of Chester Rand is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Chester Rand is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER. Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard. The bookkeeper was already his enemy. There were two causes for this.
Chapter 12 of Chester Rand is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “The bookkeeper was already his enemy.”
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading “MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER.”
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “There were two causes for this.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “The bookkeeper was already his enemy.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The bookkeeper was already his enemy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading There were two causes for this.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
an opposing military force
From this reading The bookkeeper was already his enemy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two causes for this.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER.
absolutely essential
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MULLINS, THE BOOKKEEPER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two causes for this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two causes for this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two causes for this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chester felt that it was necessary to be on his guard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two causes for this.
Chapter 12 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 12 holds 156 sentences of Chester Rand, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Chester Rand by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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