Chapter 3 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE BRANDONS. Within Brandon walls we are out of the world. We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village. The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea. None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
Chapter 3 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.”
to come or go into
From this reading “The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.”
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.
put in effect
In this reading “The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.”
In this reading “The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.”
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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 We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE BRANDONS.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
to come or go into
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
apart from; not including
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
come together
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
having a shock (or untidy mass) of hair
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading None of the smoke or smell of the mines is blown our way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sulphur-coloured washings enter Brandon river some miles away, and are carried out to sea.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE BRANDONS.
at the time that
From this reading We know nothing of the copper mines, except that sometimes we meet a shock-headed miner or two when we are on our way to the village.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Within Brandon walls we are out of the world.
Chapter 3 of The handsome Brandons by Katharine Tynan holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 3 holds 106 sentences of The handsome Brandons, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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