Chapter 16 of The Young Engineers in Nevada is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Young Engineers in Nevada is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!" Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground. "Yes!" Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands. "Doing anything?"
Chapter 16 of The Young Engineers in Nevada is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.”
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.”
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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 Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
any thing at all
From this reading "Doing anything?"
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Doing anything?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
ten 10s
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
caught or fixed
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
male cat
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
the upper part of anything
From this reading Harry called down, from the top of their shaft, now one hundred and thirty feet down into the ground.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Reade answered from below, making a trumpet of his hands.
which person or people
From this reading THE MINERS WHO "STUCK" "Hey, Tom!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!"
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