Chapter 26 of Dead Men's Money is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Dead Men's Money is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning. What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting? And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry. "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked. "There's something in your mind."
Chapter 26 of Dead Men's Money is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.”
command with authority
From this reading “And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.”
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.”
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
later than; following
From this reading "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
command with authority
From this reading And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's something in your mind."
a search for knowledge
From this reading And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it you are after, Lindsey?" he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
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From this reading What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "There's something in your mind."
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
touching and supported by a surface
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something in your mind."
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's something in your mind."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And Mr. Portlethorpe suddenly turned on him with a direct inquiry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was Mr. Lindsey hinting, suggesting?
which person or people
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BANK BALANCE It was now Mr. Portlethorpe and I who looked at each other--with a mutual questioning.
the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 26 of Dead Men's Money by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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