Chapter 2 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler? I must have it, quick," said Alex. "What! My new wash-boiler?" "Yes; the copper-bottomed one.
Chapter 2 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading “"Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “"Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “"Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have it, quick," said Alex.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “"Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yes; the copper-bottomed one.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “I must have it, quick," said Alex.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes; the copper-bottomed one.”
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From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
having a bottom of copper or sheathed with copper
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My new wash-boiler?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes; the copper-bottomed one.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I must have it, quick," said Alex.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes; the copper-bottomed one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My new wash-boiler?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
in or at the place that
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; the copper-bottomed one.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Moore, where is your new copper-bottomed boiler?
Chapter 2 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs holds 407 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 2 holds 407 sentences of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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