Chapter 8 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, I haven't. Not the faintest notion. But I wish you could find out. Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same. I wish I'd been here that night.
Chapter 8 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Not the faintest notion.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “Not the faintest notion.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
(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 Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I wish I'd been here that night.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Not the faintest notion.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I haven't.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wish I'd been here that night.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I haven't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish I'd been here that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I wish I'd been here that night.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I haven't.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the faintest notion.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Not the faintest notion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not the faintest notion.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Of course, nobody holds up that bag business as against Florence, but--it's uncomfortable all the same.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I wish you could find out.
Chapter 8 of The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 213 sentences of The Gold Bag, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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