Chapter 23 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The General Manager pricked up his ears. “Poker, eh? I'll remember that.” “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan. “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
Chapter 23 of The Doctor : A Tale of the Rockies is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““I didn't hire him to run my camps.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading ““But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The General Manager pricked up his ears.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading ““I didn't hire him to run my camps.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The General Manager pricked up his ears.”
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading ““Poker, eh?”
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “The General Manager pricked up his ears.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““I didn't hire him to run my camps.”
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
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From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
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From this reading “Poker, eh?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
the act of departing
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
engage or hire for work
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
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From this reading I'll remember that.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
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From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading “Poker, eh?
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I'll remember that.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll remember that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I didn't hire him to run my camps.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “But this here business is going too far,” continued Maclennan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The General Manager pricked up his ears.
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