Chapter 20 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED. GEORGE M. PULLMAN. THE TOWN OF PULLMAN, ILL. AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD. A FEW FIGURES.
Chapter 20 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.”
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “A FEW FIGURES.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE M. PULLMAN.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.”
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading “GEORGE M. PULLMAN.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.”
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A FEW FIGURES.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE M. PULLMAN.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading THE TOWN OF PULLMAN, ILL.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading GEORGE M. PULLMAN.
the force of workers available
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading GEORGE M. PULLMAN.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE TOWN OF PULLMAN, ILL.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A FEW OF THE RAILROAD MEN UNDER WHOM I HAVE SERVED.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading AMERICAN RAILROADS LEAD THE WORLD.
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