Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — Old Time English is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — Old Time English is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Explain." "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?" "There is. What then? Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — Old Time English is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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combine into one
From this reading “Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Explain."”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “"Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “"Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"”
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “"Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"”
not discovered
From this reading “"Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"”
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From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
combine into one
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
the act of discovering something
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Explain."
coins made of gold
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What then?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
not discovered
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Near this very spot is there not gold--in mines yet undiscovered-- and gold of the purest metal?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you, with the alchemists, blend in one discovery, gold and life?"
Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — Old Time English by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 166 sentences of The Lock and Key Library — Old Time English, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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