Chapter 15 of Copper Streak Trail is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Copper Streak Trail is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete. "That boy didn't want your money. He never so much as mentioned your name to me. If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent. And he don't want anybody's money.
Chapter 15 of Copper Streak Trail is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading “"That boy didn't want your money.”
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading “If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “He never so much as mentioned your name to me.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.”
having a specified size
From this reading “"You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.”
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(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 "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he don't want anybody's money.
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From this reading And he don't want anybody's money.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
a youthful male person
From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
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From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
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From this reading And he don't want anybody's money.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
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From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
never-ceasing
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
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From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
having a specified size
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never so much as mentioned your name to me.
a source of difficulty
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had, I would have known why Old Man Trouble was haunting him so persistent.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That boy didn't want your money.
Chapter 15 of Copper Streak Trail by Eugene Manlove Rhodes holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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