Chapter 24 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY. I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles. I saw the “boys.” I was mysterious. I beckoned them to retired spots.
Chapter 24 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “I beckoned them to retired spots.”
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading “RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.”
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
very recently
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
ground snakes
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
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In this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
In this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
In this reading “I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading I beckoned them to retired spots.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I saw the “boys.”
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
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From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
of an obscure nature
From this reading I was mysterious.
very recently
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading I beckoned them to retired spots.
move upward
From this reading RISE AND FALL OF COPPERHEAD CITY.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the “boys.”
ground snakes
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading I beckoned them to retired spots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I beckoned them to retired spots.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading I trudged back nine miles to Sonora, my pockets full of “specimens” from the newly discovered claim, my head a cyclone of copper-hued air castles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was mysterious.
Chapter 24 of Prentice Mulford's story by Prentice Mulford holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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