Chapter 34 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE MEETING. Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket. The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need. "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins. "I might lose it."
Chapter 34 of The Young Bank Messenger is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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endowed with authority
From this reading “The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “"I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.”
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading “"I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.”
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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 A STRANGE MEETING.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
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From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
endowed with authority
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
ten 10s
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I might lose it."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "I might lose it."
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might lose it."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998)
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't intend to carry all my money with me," he said to Luke Robbins.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The balance of his money he left in the hands of his friend Horace Ames, upon whom he was authorized to draw if he should have need.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ernest left Oreville with four hundred dollars in his pocket.
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