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Opening the iron trail
Opening the iron trail

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
“Drill, my paddies, drill!
Drill, you tarriers, drill!
Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
Ra-a-ailway!”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Opening the iron trail

Chapter I

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
Line 2
“Drill, my paddies, drill!
Line 3
Drill, you tarriers, drill!
Line 4
Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
Line 5
Ra-a-ailway!”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GREAT noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.”

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all

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

BOY

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

day

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

Drill

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From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

GREATnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

it's

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

OVERLAND

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

paddies

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From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!

Pay

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

PEAK

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

PIKES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

Ra-a-ailway

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From this reading Ra-a-ailway!”

RUSH

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

SETTLER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

STAGE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

sugar

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

tarriers

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From this reading Drill, you tarriers, drill!

tay

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

th

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.

U

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

Wor-rkin

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

work

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From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Drill, you tarriers, drill!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.