Chapter 5 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nope!" "Come, come!" "It's impossible! Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same. It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
Chapter 5 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"It's impossible!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.”
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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 It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, come!"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
at any time
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "It's impossible!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's impossible!
and nothing more
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
not one, and not any
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nope!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
cut with a saw
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course WE'LL do it, but it's impossible, just the same.
in or at the place that
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will mean a scrap, too, like none of us ever saw, and I was raised in a logging-camp where fighting is the general recreation.
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Chapter 5 holds 424 sentences of The Iron Trail, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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