Chapter 9 of Ironheart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Ironheart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch. The last of the fields had been cut. Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher. The crop was good. Prices would be fair.
Chapter 9 of Ironheart is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “The crop was good.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.”
plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Prices would be fair.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.”
someone who helps to gather the harvest
From this reading “UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.”
a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
From this reading “Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.”
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 “UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.”
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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 UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Prices would be fair.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The crop was good.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The last of the fields had been cut.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Prices would be fair.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The last of the fields had been cut.
start firing a weapon
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
brought together in one place
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The crop was good.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last of the fields had been cut.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
immediately past
From this reading The last of the fields had been cut.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Prices would be fair.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
someone who helps to gather the harvest
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much of the grain had been gathered and was ready for the thresher.
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading UNDER FIRE All day the faint far whir of the reaper could have been heard from the house of the Diamond Bar K ranch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Prices would be fair.
Chapter 9 of Ironheart by William MacLeod Raine holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 248 sentences of Ironheart, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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