Chapter 6 of Coppertop is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Coppertop is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is. I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee. “I call it beautifully cosy. This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose. I like it,” said Coppertop.
Chapter 6 of Coppertop is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading ““I call it beautifully cosy.”
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading ““I call it beautifully cosy.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.”
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 “I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “I call it beautifully cosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I call it beautifully cosy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like it,” said Coppertop.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “I call it beautifully cosy.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
only a very short time before
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can hardly find any breff,” cried Kiddiwee.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like it,” said Coppertop.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I like it,” said Coppertop.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
express a supposition
From this reading This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how the snow keeps the flowers warm, I suppose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading UNDER THE SNOW “It’s getting so warm, it is.
Chapter 6 of Coppertop by Harold Gaze holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 6 holds 63 sentences of Coppertop, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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About 167 minutes of reading across 403 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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