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Chapter 10 of The Young Engineers in Mexico is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom. "Also ease your shoulder a bit." "And then?" "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock." "What's the use of the trunks, anyway?"
Chapter 10 of The Young Engineers in Mexico is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"What's the use of the trunks, anyway?"”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “"We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."”
throw away as refuse
From this reading “"We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “"Also ease your shoulder a bit."”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “"We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “"We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."”
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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 A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
in addition
From this reading "Also ease your shoulder a bit."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And then?"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "What's the use of the trunks, anyway?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Also ease your shoulder a bit."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
throw away as refuse
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
move gently or carefully
From this reading "Also ease your shoulder a bit."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Also ease your shoulder a bit."
an elevated geological formation
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And then?"
male cat
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
the act of using
From this reading "What's the use of the trunks, anyway?"
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From this reading "We'll carry the trunks up the slope and dump them in some depression in the rock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the use of the trunks, anyway?"
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A PIECE OF LEAD IN THE AIR "Get your wind back," advised Tom.
Chapter 10 of The Young Engineers in Mexico by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 10 holds 169 sentences of The Young Engineers in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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