Chapter 24 of Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 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 Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant. "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked. "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent. If you had your money there it's all gone." "Gone!
Chapter 24 of Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
plural of “depositor” — a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
From this reading “"I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
a person who supplies information
From this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.”
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In this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
In this reading “LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.”
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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 "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
(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 If you had your money there it's all gone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
plural of “depositor” — a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
only a very short time before
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
a person who supplies information
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
a form of address for a man
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
not one, and not any
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOSING THE FARM Hardly able to believe what he heard, Mr. Crosby stared at his informant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I said the bank at Rossmore failed yesterday, and that none of the depositors will get a cent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wha--what's that you said?" he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had your money there it's all gone."
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