Chapter 6 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long. You can't possibly finish that task before next spring." His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty. "Don't laugh!" said the girl. "There's nothing funny about it.
Chapter 6 of The Iron Trail is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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greatly pleased
From this reading “"I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"There's nothing funny about it.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.”
by chance
From this reading “You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."”
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
From this reading “His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's nothing funny about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
greatly pleased
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't laugh!" said the girl.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "There's nothing funny about it.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
a young female
From this reading "Don't laugh!" said the girl.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's nothing funny about it.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Don't laugh!" said the girl.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing funny about it.
by chance
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't laugh!" said the girl.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
the season of growth
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't laugh!" said the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing funny about it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His manner, though quizzical, was genuinely hearty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't possibly finish that task before next spring."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm delighted to learn you'll be here so long.
Chapter 6 of The Iron Trail by Rex Beach holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 420 sentences of The Iron Trail, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Iron Trail by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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