Chapter 7 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--. Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up. “Is Bailley here?” “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys. “I remember of giving Mr. Davenport that receipt.
Chapter 7 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading ““Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading ““The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading ““Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.”
possessive form of “davenport” — a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading “Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ““The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.”
the act of receiving
From this reading ““The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.”
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a prolonged period of time
In this reading “Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.”
In this reading ““The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.”
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From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
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From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
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From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
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From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
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From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “I remember of giving Mr. Davenport that receipt.
possessive form of “davenport” — a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
the act of giving
From this reading “I remember of giving Mr. Davenport that receipt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
the act of receiving
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember of giving Mr. Davenport that receipt.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I remember of giving Mr. Davenport that receipt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
a special situation
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The first thing I have struck here is a receipt for $23.40 paid to Lemuel Bailley, dated October 23, 18--.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
which person or people
From this reading “Here, sir,” responded Bailley, who was one of Mr. Davenport’s cowboys.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that’s a long time before the drought came,” said Mr. Chisholm, looking up.
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