Chapter 6 of The Children of Cupa is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Children of Cupa is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIONYSIO AND MARGARITA. The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse. He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar. This boy seemed to live on horseback. He was always alone.
Chapter 6 of The Children of Cupa is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being one more than seventeen
From this reading “The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “This boy seemed to live on horseback.”
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading “DIONYSIO AND MARGARITA.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading “The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.”
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading “He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.”
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 “The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.”
In this reading “This boy seemed to live on horseback.”
In this reading “He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.”
In this reading “The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “This boy seemed to live on horseback.”
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 The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
how long something has existed
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was always alone.
in addition
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was always alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIONYSIO AND MARGARITA.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIONYSIO AND MARGARITA.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
the back of a horse
From this reading This boy seemed to live on horseback.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading This boy seemed to live on horseback.
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading DIONYSIO AND MARGARITA.
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
by chance
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This boy seemed to live on horseback.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This boy seemed to live on horseback.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This boy seemed to live on horseback.
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
a Caucasian
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a dark blue uniform trimmed with red; his hat was of good Mexican straw; he wore also a stiff white shirt-collar.
a late time of life
From this reading The Pages had noticed a good-looking Indian boy, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years of age, riding about on a fine horse.
Chapter 6 of The Children of Cupa by Mary Ellen Mannix holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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