Chapter 9 of Shotgun gold is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Shotgun gold is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully. “By golly, I dunno. Nobody, I guess. I not know any one. You want use mine?
Chapter 9 of Shotgun gold is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Nobody, I guess.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ““Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You want use mine?”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody, I guess.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading ““Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ““Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.”
the act of using
From this reading “You want use mine?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You want use mine?”
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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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I not know any one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By golly, I dunno.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By golly, I dunno.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By golly, I dunno.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Nobody, I guess.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “By golly, I dunno.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I not know any one.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You want use mine?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody, I guess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I not know any one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I not know any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Mm-m-m-m,” Pete scratched his head thoughtfully.
the act of using
From this reading You want use mine?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You want use mine?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want use mine?
Chapter 9 of Shotgun gold by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 419 sentences of Shotgun gold, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Shotgun gold by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 383 minutes of reading across 922 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Shotgun gold, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
