Chapter 1 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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!”
Chapter 1 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading ““Drill, my paddies, drill!”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.”
plural of “paddy” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading ““Drill, my paddies, drill!”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.”
plural of “pike” — a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.”
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.”
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In this reading “Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
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.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
plural of “paddy” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “Drill, my paddies, drill!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
plural of “pike” — a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ra-a-ailway!”
move hurridly
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE BOY SETTLER,” “THE GREAT PIKES PEAK RUSH,” “ON THE OVERLAND STAGE,” ETC.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drill, you tarriers, drill!
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
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.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Oh, it’s work all day, No sugar in your tay-- Wor-rkin’ on th’ U. Pay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Drill, you tarriers, drill!
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.
Chapter 1 of Opening the iron trail by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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 45 sentences of Opening the iron trail, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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