Chapter 9 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on. Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry. “Maybe we can take a hand.” “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved. “What do you say, General Rawlins?
Chapter 9 of Opening the iron trail is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.”
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading “Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe we can take a hand.””
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.”
time long past
From this reading ““Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.”
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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Maybe we can take a hand.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Maybe we can take a hand.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you say, General Rawlins?
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Maybe we can take a hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe we can take a hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you say, General Rawlins?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
express in words
From this reading “What do you say, General Rawlins?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
carry out
From this reading “Maybe we can take a hand.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading GENERAL DODGE SHOWS THE WAY “COME on.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Maybe we can take a hand.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you say, General Rawlins?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
time long past
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you say, General Rawlins?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--an’ mebbe you’ll lose yore hair,” Jim Bridger reproved.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Let’s see the fun!” excitedly cried young Mr. Duff, to Terry.
Chapter 9 of Opening the iron trail by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 9 holds 192 sentences of Opening the iron trail, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Opening the iron trail by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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