Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I got in with them, and again demanded possession. They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same. I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer. He did so. The lawyer said it was no go.
Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 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.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I got in with them, and again demanded possession.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “I got in with them, and again demanded possession.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.”
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 I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
anew
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
get or ask advice from
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The lawyer said it was no go.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did so.
an opening into or through something
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
not any; not one
From this reading The lawyer said it was no go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He did so.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
carry out
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lawyer said it was no go.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
during the time that
From this reading I asked one of our company to take my place in the hole, while I went to consult a lawyer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got in with them, and again demanded possession.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They said I might stay in it as long as I pleased, and work but they would do the same.
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