Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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.
The company is sound. The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month. Then the operators can send it up again. Don't you see? It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
Chapter 1 of The Treasure-Train is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 77/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 381–385
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a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.”
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
From this reading “It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.”
plural of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “Then the operators can send it up again.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Then the operators can send it up again.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.”
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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 depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
anew
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The company is sound.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you see?
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The company is sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
immediately past
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It is the old method of manipulation in a new form.
plural of “operator” — (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
above and across; more than
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
by chance
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don't you see?
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The company is sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The company is sound.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then the operators can send it up again.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The depression will not last--perhaps will be over in a day, a week, a month.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you see?
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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