Chasing an Iron Horse

Chapter I

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Chasing: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chasing an Iron Horse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

Published August, 1902.

The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chasing an Iron Horse

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Chasing an Iron Horse is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

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Published August, 1902.

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The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

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But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

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Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

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May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.”

Whilst conjunction US /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading “Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.”

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1902

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From this reading Published August, 1902.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

actual

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

Adventures

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

Andrews

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

August

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From this reading Published August, 1902.

Author

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

background

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

belong

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

Boy

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

Boy's

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

Braddock's

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

called

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

Campaign

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

character

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

characters

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

chase

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

CHASING

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

Civil

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

Early

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

emphasize

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

etc

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

fact

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

fiction

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

following

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

forms

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

Georgia

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

great

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

historic

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

HORSE

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

imaginary

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

incidents

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

IRON

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

locomotive

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

occurrence

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

other

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

pages

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

Published

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From this reading Published August, 1902.

realm

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

Some

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From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

story

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From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

Virginia

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

War

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

Washington

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From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The locomotive chase in Georgia, which forms what may be called the background of this story, was an actual occurrence of the great Civil War.

whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Some of the incidents, and the character of Andrews, are historic, whilst other incidents and characters are imaginary.

wish

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From this reading But I wish to emphasize the fact that the following pages belong to the realm of fiction.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading CHASING AN IRON HORSE Or A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Author of "With Washington in Braddock's Campaign," "A Boy in Early Virginia," etc.

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