Chapter 19 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck. He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand. He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded. “Money paid,” he reported. “Them’s the dockyments.
Chapter 19 of Where Your Treasure Is is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a crackling sound
From this reading “He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.”
grow vigorously
From this reading “He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.”
most important element
From this reading “Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.”
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
From this reading “He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading ““Money paid,” he reported.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
In this reading “Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
make a crackling sound
From this reading He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Them’s the dockyments.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
grow vigorously
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
most important element
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Money paid,” he reported.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Money paid,” he reported.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “Money paid,” he reported.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading He patted his breast, and the crackle of paper sounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Them’s the dockyments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Holstrom was stubbing to and fro on the main deck.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a fine air of proprietorship, and welcomed us with a flourish of his hand.
Chapter 19 of Where Your Treasure Is by Holman Day holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 19 holds 403 sentences of Where Your Treasure Is, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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