Chapter 6 of The Call of the South is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Call of the South is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What of him?" "He also is in the running." "Richland? I hadn’t heard." "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
Chapter 6 of The Call of the South is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"He also is in the running."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
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.
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In this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
In this reading “"Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
in addition
From this reading "He also is in the running."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hadn’t heard."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He also is in the running."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I hadn’t heard."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What of him?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hadn’t heard."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He also is in the running."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He also is in the running."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What of him?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Richland?
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "He also is in the running."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He also is in the running."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What of him?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; and remember that his fortune is ten times that of the Earl of Duddeston, and his brains are of the same grade as his bank account."
Chapter 6 of The Call of the South by Robert Lee Durham holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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