Chapter 3 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL A MYSTERY. "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?" A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him. He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season. "Do you mean Ransom Vane?"
Chapter 3 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.”
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading “He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.”
superlative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “"Do you mean Ransom Vane?"”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.”
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading “A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.”
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading “He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"”
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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 ALL A MYSTERY.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
(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 ALL A MYSTERY.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
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From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
(of hats) having a broad brim
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean Ransom Vane?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
at any time
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
superlative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
held up in the air
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean Ransom Vane?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading ALL A MYSTERY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading "Do you mean Ransom Vane?"
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man of small stature, smooth face and the keenest eyes Bordine had ever seen in human head, stood before him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He lifted a broad-brimmed straw hat and fanned himself as though heated, although the air was quite cool for the season.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean Ransom Vane?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, but does Mr. Vane live here?"
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