Chapter 6 of The Copper-Clad World is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Copper-Clad World is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside. Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand. "Here," he begged. "Don't be a damn fool! They'll get you, the devils."
Chapter 6 of The Copper-Clad World is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Here," he begged.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"Don't be a damn fool!”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “They'll get you, the devils."”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.”
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading “Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “_Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “_Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.”
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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 "Don't be a damn fool!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be a damn fool!
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Here," he begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
used as expletives
From this reading "Don't be a damn fool!
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading They'll get you, the devils."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be a damn fool!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Don't be a damn fool!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They'll get you, the devils."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here," he begged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll get you, the devils."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
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From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Tommy, less excited, tried to press one of the invisible cloaks into his free hand.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
the act of using
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ulana_ Blaine was tugging at the lever he had seen the Rulans use in opening the stone door from the inside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They'll get you, the devils."
Chapter 6 of The Copper-Clad World by Harl Vincent holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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