Chapter 9 of A Claim on Klondyke is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Claim on Klondyke is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Through the keen air I hurried. It was light enough. The aurora was brilliant. Whether day or night I did not know, or care. I was enraptured.
Chapter 9 of A Claim on Klondyke is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “Through the keen air I hurried.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The aurora was brilliant.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “The aurora was brilliant.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Whether day or night I did not know, or care.”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “I was enraptured.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Through the keen air I hurried.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Through the keen air I hurried.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether day or night I did not know, or care.”
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.
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In this reading “Through the keen air I hurried.”
In this reading “It was light enough.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
the first light of day
From this reading The aurora was brilliant.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The aurora was brilliant.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was light enough.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading I was enraptured.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was light enough.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was light enough.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the keen air I hurried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was light enough.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether day or night I did not know, or care.
Chapter 9 of A Claim on Klondyke by Edward Roper holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 9 holds 268 sentences of A Claim on Klondyke, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of A Claim on Klondyke by Edward Roper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 268 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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