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Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Mexico is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side. Something whizzed through the air. Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan. "Quick, _caballeros_!" For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Mexico is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.”
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.”
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading “Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.”
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading “Something whizzed through the air.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Something whizzed through the air.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quick, _caballeros_!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick, _caballeros_!"
with speed
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something whizzed through the air.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Something whizzed through the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
male cat
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading NEXT TO THE TELEGRAPH KEY Tom and Harry started along the trail, side by side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then something struck the earth heavily, and there was a slight, quickly repressed groan.
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading For the life of him Tom could not help halting and wheeling about.
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading Something whizzed through the air.
Chapter 13 of The Young Engineers in Mexico by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 13 holds 246 sentences of The Young Engineers in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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