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.
Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston. "I'll tell you. The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards. And then? Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 76/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 376–380
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.”
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
From this reading “The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.”
give expression to
From this reading “The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.”
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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 stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
anew
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
give expression to
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
express in words
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
which person or people
From this reading Those who have sold it at the top price will buy it back again at the bottom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The stock of the Continental Express Company will fall like a house of cards.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Do you want me to tell you, young lady?" she added, turning again to Maude Euston.
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.
Chapter 1 holds 409 sentences of The Treasure-Train, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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