Chapter 6 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it. He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it. It's all right.' The best men that ever owned a paper." [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
Chapter 6 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “"The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.”
present for the first time to the public
From this reading “[6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “[6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “The best men that ever owned a paper."”
plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.”
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From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
(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 It's all right.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
present for the first time to the public
From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
at any time
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's all right.'
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
the force of workers available
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
not any; not one
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
and nothing more
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
a human being
From this reading [6] [6] "My Debut as a Literary Person."
plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
on the contrary
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It's all right.'
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The best men that ever owned a paper."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sent for the proprietors, and they only laughed in their jolly fashion, and said it was robbery, but `no matter, pay it.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
a late time of life
From this reading "The cashier didn't faint," he wrote many years later, "but he came rather near it.
Chapter 6 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 414 sentences of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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