Chapter 16 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.” “Next on the way to New York?” “Yes. And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag. But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
Chapter 16 of The Gold Bag is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.”
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading ““No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.””
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading ““No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.””
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading ““No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.””
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
for the reason that
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
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From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
any long and arduous undertaking
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Next on the way to New York?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Next on the way to New York?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
express in words
From this reading But I didn't tell Jack, because I knew he'd scold me for being so careless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No; I live at Marathon Park, the next station to this.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Next on the way to New York?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
at the time that
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when I got out of the train--I was with my husband and some other people--we had been to a little theatre party--I missed the bag.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Next on the way to New York?”
Chapter 16 of The Gold Bag by Carolyn Wells holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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