Chapter 1 of Go-Ahead is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Go-Ahead is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC. PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES. CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO. FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS. =GUNBOAT SERIES.= By HARRY CASTLEMON.
Chapter 1 of Go-Ahead is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading “CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.”
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.”
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading “=GUNBOAT SERIES.= By HARRY CASTLEMON.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “_THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “_THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.”
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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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading =GUNBOAT SERIES.= By HARRY CASTLEMON.
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS.
a signal to proceed
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
From this reading =GUNBOAT SERIES.= By HARRY CASTLEMON.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading =GUNBOAT SERIES.= By HARRY CASTLEMON.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading PHILADELPHIA: PORTER & COATES.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._ AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES," ETC.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading CINCINNATI, O.: R. W. CARROLL & CO.
Chapter 1 of Go-Ahead by Harry Castlemon holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 217 sentences of Go-Ahead, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Go-Ahead by Harry Castlemon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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