Chapter 8 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE QUAKER DETECTIVE. At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard. The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension. The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable. When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
Chapter 8 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “THE QUAKER DETECTIVE.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.”
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading “The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “THE QUAKER DETECTIVE.”
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading “When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.”
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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 The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading THE QUAKER DETECTIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
the force of workers available
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading THE QUAKER DETECTIVE.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUAKER DETECTIVE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The evil reputation of these men, and their desperate character, made them formidable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The expectation of a visit from the Fox brothers caused anxiety and apprehension.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the Emmonsville bank they were on their guard.
at the time that
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Luke Robbins entered the place he was regarded with suspicion.
Chapter 8 of The Young Bank Messenger by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 161 sentences of The Young Bank Messenger, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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