Chapter I
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!”
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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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!”
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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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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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Drill
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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
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it's
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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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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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PEAK
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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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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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tarriers
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From this reading Drill, you tarriers, drill!
tay
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th
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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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Wor-rkin
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work
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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.