Chapter 31 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ADVERTISEMENT. If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins. When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror. It was no longer a question of successful robbery. It was a matter of personal safety.
Chapter 31 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “THE ADVERTISEMENT.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.”
hold firmly
From this reading “When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “It was no longer a question of successful robbery.”
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading “If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “It was no longer a question of successful robbery.”
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 It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
an opposing military force
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
set up or found
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
hold firmly
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
for more time
From this reading It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a matter of personal safety.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading It was a matter of personal safety.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading It was a matter of personal safety.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading It was no longer a question of successful robbery.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVERTISEMENT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
male cat
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
at the time that
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If there was any one of whom Tom Burns stood in fear it was Luke Robbins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he found himself in the grasp of his dreaded enemy he grew weak with terror.
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