Chapter 27 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day. All of the other clerks had left the office. He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief. Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered. He approached the bookkeeper and extended his hand.
Chapter 27 of Harold the Klansman is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading “Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.”
getting two things to correspond
From this reading “The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.”
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading “The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.”
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “All of the other clerks had left the office.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “He approached the bookkeeper and extended his hand.”
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading “He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.”
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.”
In this reading “The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
later than; following
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
(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 of the other clerks had left the office.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading He approached the bookkeeper and extended his hand.
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
getting two things to correspond
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
someone who records the transactions of a business
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading All of the other clerks had left the office.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading He approached the bookkeeper and extended his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He approached the bookkeeper and extended his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
and nothing more
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All of the other clerks had left the office.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading All of the other clerks had left the office.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading All of the other clerks had left the office.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He had closed the big ledger and had drawn a sigh of relief.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The bookkeeper of the S & M mine had worked for an hour after the miners had quit work, balancing his books for the day.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Just then the office door opened and a tall athletic young man entered.
Chapter 27 of Harold the Klansman by George Alfred Brown holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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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