Chapter 24 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them. As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him: "Hey, Mr. Maxwell! There's money comin' to you!" Jim went toward the bar, smiling.
Chapter 24 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Jim went toward the bar, smiling.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “"Hey, Mr. Maxwell!”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Jim went toward the bar, smiling.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
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.
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In this reading “Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Jim went toward the bar, smiling.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's money comin' to you!"
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, Mr. Maxwell!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading "Hey, Mr. Maxwell!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading There's money comin' to you!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Hey, Mr. Maxwell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Jim went toward the bar, smiling.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's money comin' to you!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
in the direction of
From this reading Jim went toward the bar, smiling.
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As he turned away, the barkeeper called to him:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jim went toward the bar, smiling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim thanked the court and the jury for their treatment of him, and shook hands heartily with each man of them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's money comin' to you!"
Chapter 24 of The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel. Based on the Famous Poem of Robert by Marvin Dana holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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