Chapter 9 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 416 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 9 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh Youth, have you done anything?" "Yes, of course I have. He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's. I noticed he didn't take them with him. Land sakes!
Chapter 9 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Land sakes!”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “I noticed he didn't take them with him.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.”
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Land sakes!”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.”
possessive form of “warner” — United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “"Oh Youth, have you done anything?"”
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any thing at all
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Yes, of course I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I noticed he didn't take them with him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, of course I have.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Land sakes!
being perceived or observed
From this reading I noticed he didn't take them with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, of course I have.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
above and across; more than
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Land sakes!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
carry out
From this reading I noticed he didn't take them with him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I noticed he didn't take them with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
possessive form of “warner” — United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading He seemed to have some pictures to sell, so I sent him over to Warner's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I noticed he didn't take them with him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, of course I have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Oh Youth, have you done anything?"
Chapter 9 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 416 sentences of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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