Chapter 6 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath. "That there was something on the main track there?" "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties. We'll know in a minute." The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
Chapter 6 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “"Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.”
plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied
From this reading “"Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “"Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.”
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading “"Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “"Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"That there was something on the main track there?"”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!”
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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 "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
anew
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll know in a minute."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We'll know in a minute."
most important element
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We'll know in a minute."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading "Perhaps a switch engine cutting out ore empties.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That there was something on the main track there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll know in a minute."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he mean by that?" asked Saunders beneath his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The wire again snapped open, and whirred, "I got it off--the yard engine!
Chapter 6 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 389 sentences of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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