Chapter 9 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What does Mr. Randolph say?” “He's completely baffled. He doesn't know what to think.” “Can it have been stolen?” “Why, no; who would steal it?
Chapter 9 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading ““He's completely baffled.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Can it have been stolen?””
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading ““He's completely baffled.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “He doesn't know what to think.””
express in words
From this reading ““What does Mr. Randolph say?””
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Why, no; who would steal it?”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Can it have been stolen?””
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “He doesn't know what to think.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “He's completely baffled.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Can it have been stolen?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can it have been stolen?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “He's completely baffled.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does Mr. Randolph say?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He doesn't know what to think.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Can it have been stolen?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn't know what to think.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's completely baffled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Can it have been stolen?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He doesn't know what to think.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “What does Mr. Randolph say?”
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, no; who would steal it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What does Mr. Randolph say?”
express in words
From this reading “What does Mr. Randolph say?”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Why, no; who would steal it?
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Can it have been stolen?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He doesn't know what to think.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He doesn't know what to think.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does Mr. Randolph say?”
which person or people
From this reading “Why, no; who would steal it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, no; who would steal it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, no; who would steal it?
Chapter 9 of The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 9 holds 206 sentences of The Gold Bag, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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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