Chapter 21 of For Gold is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of For Gold is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHANGE IN MR. DENTON. "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family? Something satisfactory, I hope!" Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
Chapter 21 of For Gold is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “A CHANGE IN MR.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “"Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “"Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “Something satisfactory, I hope!"”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.”
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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 A CHANGE IN MR.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A CHANGE IN MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DENTON.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
set up or found
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Something satisfactory, I hope!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something satisfactory, I hope!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE IN MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A CHANGE IN MR.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
giving satisfaction
From this reading Something satisfactory, I hope!"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something satisfactory, I hope!"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Forbes spoke to the detective with unusual good nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Hardy what have you found out about the Watkins family?
Chapter 21 of For Gold by Lurana Sheldon holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 21 holds 113 sentences of For Gold, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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