Chapter 1 of The Copperhead is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Copperhead is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY HAROLD FREDERIC. IN THE VALLEY. THE LAWTON GIRL. 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE. THE COPPERHEAD.
Chapter 1 of The Copperhead is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 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.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.”
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading “THE COPPERHEAD.”
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading “THE LAWTON GIRL.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.”
possessive form of “seth” — (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading “12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “IN THE VALLEY.”
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 “IN THE VALLEY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HAROLD FREDERIC.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading THE COPPERHEAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HAROLD FREDERIC.
a young female
From this reading THE LAWTON GIRL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HAROLD FREDERIC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE VALLEY.
a town in southwest Oklahoma
From this reading THE LAWTON GIRL.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
possessive form of “seth” — (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE VALLEY.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading IN THE VALLEY.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth $1.25 SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.
Chapter 1 of The Copperhead by Harold Frederic holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 119 sentences of The Copperhead, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Copperhead by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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