Chapter V of The Merivale banks, “The Run,” is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Merivale banks, “The Run,” is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore. He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar. “A run on my bank! On the First National! That’s as firm as a rock.
Chapter V of The Merivale banks, “The Run,” is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “On the First National!”
not often
From this reading “As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
talk or narrate at length
In this reading ““A run on my bank!”
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 As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “A run on my bank!
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading That’s as firm as a rock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On the First National!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A run on my bank!
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading On the First National!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A run on my bank!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That’s as firm as a rock.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “A run on my bank!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
not often
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s as firm as a rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
precisely as stated
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the judge was a warden, he seldom swore.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He didn’t think “the Devil” was a swear word, and he said it now very emphatically, as he clutched his collar.
Chapter 5 of The Merivale banks by Mary Jane Holmes holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 5 holds 255 sentences of The Merivale banks, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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