Chapter 29 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORNERED AT LAST. "My son, my son!" The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine. It was a dramatic scene. But the drama was not yet complete.
Chapter 29 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “But the drama was not yet complete.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “CORNERED AT LAST.”
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “But the drama was not yet complete.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “It was a dramatic scene.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.”
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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 It was a dramatic scene.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CORNERED AT LAST.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the drama was not yet complete.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading But the drama was not yet complete.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading CORNERED AT LAST.
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading But the drama was not yet complete.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading It was a dramatic scene.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dramatic scene.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
immediately past
From this reading CORNERED AT LAST.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My son, my son!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the drama was not yet complete.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It was a dramatic scene.
a male human offspring
From this reading "My son, my son!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next instant the old lady was clasped to the breast of August Bordine.
but in spite of that
From this reading But the drama was not yet complete.
Chapter 29 of Five Thousand Dollars Reward by A. Frank Pinkerton holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 29 holds 115 sentences of Five Thousand Dollars Reward, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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