Chapter 5 of Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza Fortunes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza Fortunes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, but I've heard of her. Everybody's heard of her." "It's very odd; I never did till the other day." "You mightn't have. The boys, I mean.
Chapter 5 of Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza Fortunes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boys, I mean.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “"It's very odd; I never did till the other day."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You mightn't have.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"No, but I've heard of her.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “The boys, I mean.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “"It's very odd; I never did till the other day."”
not divisible by two
From this reading “"It's very odd; I never did till the other day."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"It's very odd; I never did till the other day."”
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In this reading “"It's very odd; I never did till the other day."”
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys, I mean.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody's heard of her."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You mightn't have.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The boys, I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mightn't have.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
not divisible by two
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, but I've heard of her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
up to a particular time
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's very odd; I never did till the other day."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mightn't have.
Chapter 5 of Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza Fortunes by Geraldine Bonner holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 419 sentences of Hard-Pan: A Story of Bonanza Fortunes, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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