Chapter 8 of Jack Wright and His Electric Stage is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Jack Wright and His Electric Stage is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOLDING UP A TRAIN. "Midnight!" "Dere vos der roat." "Ay, but whar's the bandits?" The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
Chapter 8 of Jack Wright and His Electric Stage is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “"Ay, but whar's the bandits?"”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
plural of “headwater” — the source of a river
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “"Midnight!"”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.”
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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 HOLDING UP A TRAIN.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, but whar's the bandits?"
plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading "Ay, but whar's the bandits?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ay, but whar's the bandits?"
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dere vos der roat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dere vos der roat."
an old word for “before”
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
plural of “headwater” — the source of a river
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
the act of retaining something
From this reading HOLDING UP A TRAIN.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "Midnight!"
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
go across or through
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dere vos der roat."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ay, but whar's the bandits?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
create by training and teaching
From this reading HOLDING UP A TRAIN.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HOLDING UP A TRAIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dere vos der roat."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Inventor had been obliged to run the Terror to the headwaters of the creek ere they were able to pass the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, but whar's the bandits?"
Chapter 8 of Jack Wright and His Electric Stage by Luis Senarens holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 133 sentences of Jack Wright and His Electric Stage, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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