Chapter 1 of The Copper Princess is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Copper Princess is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE. _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE. THE PAINTED DESERT. A Story of Northern Arizona. RICK DALE.
Chapter 1 of The Copper Princess is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading “A Story of Northern Arizona.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “_Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.”
a Scottish church
From this reading “A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “_Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “A Story of Northern Arizona.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “_Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “_Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.”
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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 A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading A Story of Northern Arizona.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
a Scottish church
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A Story of Northern Arizona.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
coated with paint
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading A Story of Lake Superior Mines _By_ KIRK MUNROE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of "The Painted Desert" "Rick Dale" The "Mates" Series, etc._ BY KIRK MUNROE.
Chapter 1 of The Copper Princess by Kirk Munroe holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 1 holds 124 sentences of The Copper Princess, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Copper Princess by Kirk Munroe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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