Chapter 14 of Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SMILER TO THE RESCUE. At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there. Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure. "Smiler? Smiler, old dog!" he said.
Chapter 14 of Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “SMILER TO THE RESCUE.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.”
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading “At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.”
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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 At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
the organ of sight
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Smiler, old dog!" he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
set afire or burning
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Smiler, old dog!" he said.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
free from harm or evil
From this reading SMILER TO THE RESCUE.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Smiler, old dog!" he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
a person who smiles
From this reading SMILER TO THE RESCUE.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SMILER TO THE RESCUE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SMILER TO THE RESCUE.
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rod was the first to notice him, and his eye lighted with a gleam of genuine pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that moment a small dog walked into the room, wagging his tail with an air of being perfectly at home there.
Chapter 14 of Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy by Kirk Munroe holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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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