Chapter 5 of Prairie Gold is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Prairie Gold is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What a wretched world this would be without work! How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work. Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small. It has made every invention. Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
Chapter 5 of Prairie Gold is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.”
any large and important church
From this reading “Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.”
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading “How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.”
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “It has made every invention.”
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading “How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “What a wretched world this would be without work!”
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 “How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.”
In this reading “Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.”
In this reading “Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
any large and important church
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
set up or found
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading It has made every invention.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has made every invention.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It has made every invention.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Work found man in a cave, and put him into a good home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Work has built every great bridge, every great cathedral, every home, large or small.
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How many things we have which are indispensable, that we would not have but for somebody's work.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading What a wretched world this would be without work!
Chapter 5 of Prairie Gold by Iowa Press and Authors' Club holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 430 sentences of Prairie Gold, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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