Chapter 14 of The Haunted Mine is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Haunted Mine is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW CASPER WAS SERVED. "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet. "There they go! All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises. You know where they sat, don't you?"
Chapter 14 of The Haunted Mine is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
From this reading “HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “"Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “You know where they sat, don't you?"”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “"Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.”
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(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 All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
From this reading HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know where they sat, don't you?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There they go!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know where they sat, don't you?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading You know where they sat, don't you?"
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There they go!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There they go!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW CASPER WAS SERVED.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we have to do, now, is to go in there and get the valises.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
in or at the place that
From this reading You know where they sat, don't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come on, now, and remember what I told you," said Claus, getting on his feet.
Chapter 14 of The Haunted Mine by Harry Castlemon holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 14 holds 136 sentences of The Haunted Mine, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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