Chapter 2 of The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849! Magical combination of Place and Date! The Land of Gold and the Time of Gold! The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house! Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
Chapter 2 of The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!”
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading “Magical combination of Place and Date!”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!”
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading “Magical combination of Place and Date!”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!”
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!”
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading “The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!”
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!”
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From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
(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 Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading Magical combination of Place and Date!
the specified day of the month
From this reading Magical combination of Place and Date!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
coins made of gold
From this reading The Land of Gold and the Time of Gold!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Land of Gold and the Time of Gold!
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading Magical combination of Place and Date!
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
select carefully from a group
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Magical combination of Place and Date!
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH OF THE MINER California and 1849!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Land of Gold and the Time of Gold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Date and the Place of the opening of Nature's richest treasure-house!
which person or people
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gold--free for all who would stoop and pick or dig it out of the rocks and the dirt!
Chapter 2 of The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49 by Everett McNeil holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 2 holds 146 sentences of The Cave of Gold A Tale of California in '49, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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