Chapter 9 of The Gold-Bug is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Gold-Bug is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(*18) New York “Herald.” (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.” (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence. (*21) New York “Courier and Inquirer.” (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
Chapter 9 of The Gold-Bug is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “(*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.””
having lost your job
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “(*18) New York “Herald.””
someone who asks a question
From this reading “(*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.””
in an original manner
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
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From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (*21) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
a person who carries a message
From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
having lost your job
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
someone who asks a question
From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
in an original manner
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
believed likely
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
add up in number or quantity
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
Chapter 9 of The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe holds 420 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 9 holds 420 sentences of The Gold-Bug, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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