Chapter 9 of The La Chance Mine Mystery is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The La Chance Mine Mystery is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TATIANA PAULINA VALENKA! Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident. There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance. Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there. He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
Chapter 9 of The La Chance Mine Mystery is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.”
the act of departing
From this reading “There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
the act of departing
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
divisible by two
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
set up or found
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
the act of departing
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
a single distinct event
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
immediately past
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TATIANA PAULINA VALENKA!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TATIANA PAULINA VALENKA!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Poor old Thompson seemed a closed incident.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nobody remembered his going through Caraquet, or even the last time he had been there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TATIANA PAULINA VALENKA!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to be found out about him, even regarding his departure from La Chance.
which person or people
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was not a man any one would remember, anyhow, or one who had made friends.
Chapter 9 of The La Chance Mine Mystery by Susan Morrow Jones holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 202 sentences of The La Chance Mine Mystery, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The La Chance Mine Mystery by Susan Morrow Jones exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 41 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The La Chance Mine Mystery by Susan Morrow Jones on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3812 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #27209 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #27209, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 317 minutes of reading across 763 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The La Chance Mine Mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of The La Chance Mine Mystery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The La Chance Mine Mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
