Chapter 15 of Coppertop is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Coppertop is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop. “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs. “And Arab steeds, and Bedouins! We shall have a ripping time there!” “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
Chapter 15 of Coppertop is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading ““And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!”
plural of “bedouin” — a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading ““And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.”
plural of “mummy” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading ““That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “We shall have a ripping time there!””
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading ““And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!”
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In this reading ““That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
plural of “bedouin” — a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading “And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
a large number or amount
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
plural of “mummy” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading We shall have a ripping time there!”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have a ripping time there!”
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading “And Arab steeds, and Bedouins!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We shall have a ripping time there!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We shall have a ripping time there!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
in or at the place that
From this reading “That’s where the mummies and sacred cats come from!” cried Tibbs.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “’Es, it will be beautiful if there are lots of Mummies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CLERK OF THE WEATHER LAYS A TRAP “You see, it’s Pyramid Land we have to reach now,” explained Coppertop.
Chapter 15 of Coppertop by Harold Gaze holds 117 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 15 holds 117 sentences of Coppertop, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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