Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I made a move with my gun. "Don't," whispered Kennedy. "Let them get together." His ruse was clever. Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 67/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 331–335
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “His ruse was clever.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.”
having lost your job
From this reading “Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “I made a move with my gun.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “"Don't," whispered Kennedy.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I made a move with my gun.”
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading “His ruse was clever.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Don't," whispered Kennedy.”
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 I made a move with my gun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading His ruse was clever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't," whispered Kennedy.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
having lost your job
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let them get together."
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ruse was clever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading "Don't," whispered Kennedy.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them get together."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading His ruse was clever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let them get together."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Let them get together."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His ruse was clever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Don't," whispered Kennedy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I made a move with my gun.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Evidently they thought that it had been indeed a wraith at which they had fired.
Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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