Chapter 2 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man. "I come in for half, remember. I helped fetch him in. If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off. I'm going, now.
Chapter 2 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “I helped fetch him in.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I helped fetch him in.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I come in for half, remember.”
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading “If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.”
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading “If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
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From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I helped fetch him in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going, now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I helped fetch him in.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I helped fetch him in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going, now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'm going, now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I come in for half, remember.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lookee here," blustered the long-nosed man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
in or at the place that
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it hadn't been for my help he'd have frozen solid where he was, or else the watchman would have picked him up and taken him off.
Chapter 2 of Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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