Chapter 6 of The climbers is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 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 climbers is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLANCHE. But she says she sent three times. STERLING. One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me. BLANCHE.
Chapter 6 of The climbers is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.”
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading “One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “But she says she sent three times.”
highest in quality
From this reading “STERLING.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “But she says she sent three times.”
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading “One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
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From this reading BLANCHE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
highest in quality
From this reading STERLING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But she says she sent three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One time too late to get into the vault; and the other, her letter was mislaid--I mean not given to me.
Chapter 6 of The climbers by Clyde Fitch holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 424 sentences of The climbers, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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