Chapter 14 of Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE MARCH OF MIND. "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt. _Cade._ O monstrous! _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies. _Cade._ Here's a villain!
Chapter 14 of Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put or send forth
From this reading “"_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.”
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “_Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.”
march in a procession
From this reading “OF THE MARCH OF MIND.”
abnormally large
From this reading “_Cade._ O monstrous!”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “_Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “_Cade._ Here's a villain!”
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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 _Cade._ Here's a villain!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cade._ O monstrous!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
put or send forth
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cade._ Here's a villain!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
march in a procession
From this reading OF THE MARCH OF MIND.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading OF THE MARCH OF MIND.
abnormally large
From this reading _Cade._ O monstrous!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Cade._ O monstrous!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE MARCH OF MIND.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE MARCH OF MIND.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading _Cade._ Here's a villain!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Smith._ We took him setting of boys' copies.
produce a literary work
From this reading "_Smith._ The clerk of Chatham: he can write, and read, and cast accompt.
Chapter 14 of Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed by William L. (William Leete) Stone holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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