Chapter 24 of The Romance of a Plain Man is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Romance of a Plain Man is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank. "Things are going pretty queer down here. Looks as if a run were beginning. Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York. Wish you'd hurry."
Chapter 24 of The Romance of a Plain Man is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Wish you'd hurry."”
march in a procession
From this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Things are going pretty queer down here.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
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.
an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services
In this reading “Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.”
In this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
In this reading “Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.”
In this reading “Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.”
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
In this reading “IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Looks as if a run were beginning.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
later than; following
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
an act that fails
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
the act of departing
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Wish you'd hurry."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
and nothing more
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
immediately past
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
march in a procession
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Things are going pretty queer down here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Looks as if a run were beginning.
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I GO DOWN I had just risen from breakfast on the last day of March when I was called to the telephone by Cummins, the cashier of the bank.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Wish you'd hurry."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Some old fool started it after reading about that failure of the Darlington Trust Company in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wish you'd hurry."
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