Chapter 17 of The Prospector is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of The Prospector is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What was the matter?" "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit? Assembly? Yes, that's it--and take their medicine. Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
Chapter 17 of The Prospector is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “Assembly?”
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading “"Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “"Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?”
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.”
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading “"Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?”
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading “Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “"Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “"Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Assembly?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What was the matter?"
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
carry out
From this reading Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.
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From this reading Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What was the matter?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Twenty thousand dollars of a debt.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was the matter?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was the matter?"
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, that's it--and take their medicine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, there was a big deficit on, and they had to go up to your big council--conference--what do you call it in your pagan outfit?
Chapter 17 of The Prospector by Ralph Connor holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 17 holds 415 sentences of The Prospector, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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