Chapter 9 of A Copper Harvest is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Copper Harvest is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY. “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail. “Shim Sanders! Der mans ve vos looking for? It don’d been possible!”
Chapter 9 of A Copper Harvest is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of grasping
From this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Der mans ve vos looking for?”
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading ““Shim Sanders!”
a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
From this reading ““Shim Sanders!”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
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.
In this reading “THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.”
In this reading ““Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
the act of grasping
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It don’d been possible!”
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading “Shim Sanders!
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices
From this reading “Shim Sanders!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE MEETING ON THE TRAIL TO TRINITY.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Der mans ve vos looking for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Vot!” shouted Meyer, almost losing his grip on the seat and tumbling off into the trail.
Chapter 9 of A Copper Harvest by Self-made man holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 118 sentences of A Copper Harvest, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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