Chapter 9 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?” I enquired. “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back. I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed. What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
Chapter 9 of The Missing Pocket-Book is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?”
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading ““It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?”
not accessible to view
From this reading “I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading ““Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?””
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.”
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.
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
(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 “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I enquired.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
not accessible to view
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I enquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s gone,” said Tom disconsolately, “and I am left here flat on my back.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
in or at or to some place
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
express a supposition
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
male cat
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could have taken my oath that the pocket-book was hidden somewhere about that bed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you suppose made that Coyote Bill so friendly with you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where is all your luck gone now, Tom?”
Chapter 9 of The Missing Pocket-Book by Harry Castlemon holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 232 sentences of The Missing Pocket-Book, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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