Chapter 1 of The Gold Kloof is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Gold Kloof is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I. _School Days_ II. _Bamborough Farm_ III. _Up-country Life_ IV. _The Gold Spoor_ V.
Chapter 1 of The Gold Kloof is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.”
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.”
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 “_School Days_ II.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bamborough Farm_ III.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _School Days_ II.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _Bamborough Farm_ III.
coins made of gold
From this reading _The Gold Spoor_ V.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _School Days_ II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Bamborough Farm_ III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Up-country Life_ IV.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Up-country Life_ IV.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
an educational institution
From this reading _School Days_ II.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
From this reading _The Gold Spoor_ V.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Gold Spoor_ V.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
to or in the interior of a country or region
From this reading _Up-country Life_ IV.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _The Gold Spoor_ V.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading THOMAS NELSON AND SONS _London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York_ _CONTENTS._ I.
Chapter 1 of The Gold Kloof by H. A. (Henry Anderson) Bryden holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 444 sentences of The Gold Kloof, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Gold Kloof by H. A. (Henry Anderson) Bryden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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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