Chapter 9 of The Gold Brick is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Gold Brick is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS. MASON. Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke. Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face. "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
Chapter 9 of The Gold Brick is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “MASON.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “"There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.”
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading “Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.”
a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
From this reading “Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.”
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 “Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.”
In this reading “"There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading MASON.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading JEALOUS PANGS REGARDING MRS.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "There isn't any trouble now, Nelson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
in a wistful manner
From this reading Katharine had nestled close to his side, and was looking wistfully into his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thrasher sat with his hands clasped over one knee, looking thoughtfully on the ground as she spoke.
Chapter 9 of The Gold Brick by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 212 sentences of The Gold Brick, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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