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Chapter 10 of The Silver Caves: A Mining Story is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FACING THE NEW SITUATION. Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point. “Hello!” Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot! But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
Chapter 10 of The Silver Caves: A Mining Story is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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all the weapons and equipment that a country has
From this reading “But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!”
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “FACING THE NEW SITUATION.”
in a gay manner
From this reading “Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!””
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!”
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.
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see something for a brief time
In this reading “Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!”
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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 But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
all the weapons and equipment that a country has
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading FACING THE NEW SITUATION.
in a gay manner
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading FACING THE NEW SITUATION.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Len sang out gaily, as he caught sight of Sandy, “here’s our canny Scot!
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading FACING THE NEW SITUATION.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACING THE NEW SITUATION.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Sandy’s partners, meanwhile, having left the village as early as possible, had made so good progress that the three met at about the half-way point.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why makest thou such a walking arsenal of thyself?
Chapter 10 of The Silver Caves: A Mining Story by Ernest Ingersoll holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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