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Chapter 13 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered. They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said: "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn." "I know him--I had him appointed." "Good.
Chapter 13 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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subject to appointment
From this reading “"I know him--I had him appointed."”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."”
lying in or toward the east
From this reading “Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “"Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."”
a member of a senate
From this reading “Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.”
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading “"Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."”
not yet opened or unsealed
From this reading “Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.”
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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 "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
subject to appointment
From this reading "I know him--I had him appointed."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
lying in or toward the east
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I know him--I had him appointed."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know him--I had him appointed."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know him--I had him appointed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know him--I had him appointed."
immediately past
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
express in words
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
a member of a senate
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading "Say, there's a Negro clerk in the Treasury named Alwyn."
not yet opened or unsealed
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
up to a particular time
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading They talked of the campaign and various matters, until at last Easterly said:
at the time that
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day Senator Smith held Miss Wynn's letter unopened in his hand when Mr. Easterly entered.
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