Chapter 12 of The Railway Children is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Railway Children is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, look up! Speak to me! For MY sake, speak!” The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel. “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
Chapter 12 of The Railway Children is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ““Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.”
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For MY sake, speak!””
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading ““Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.”
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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 The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
anew
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For MY sake, speak!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Oh, look up!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speak to me!
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For MY sake, speak!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, look up!
above and across; more than
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For MY sake, speak!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
express in speech
From this reading Speak to me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speak to me!
move through by or as by digging
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, look up!
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Wet his ears with milk,” said Bobbie.
which person or people
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The children said the words over and over again to the unconscious hound in a red jersey, who sat with closed eyes and pale face against the side of the tunnel.
Chapter 12 of The Railway Children by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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 12 holds 304 sentences of The Railway Children, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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