Chapter 10 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hit the key a sharp rap! Pretty good. Now, two raps, one right after the other. Good. "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
Chapter 10 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Now, those are what we call 'dots.'”
plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape
From this reading “"Now, those are what we call 'dots.'”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"Hit the key a sharp rap!”
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 “"Hit the key a sharp rap!”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty good.”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “"Hit the key a sharp rap!”
plural of “rap” — a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “Now, two raps, one right after the other.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “"Hit the key a sharp rap!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Hit the key a sharp rap!
later than; following
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
plural of “dot” — a very small circular shape
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Pretty good.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "Hit the key a sharp rap!
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 "Hit the key a sharp rap!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty good.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading "Hit the key a sharp rap!
plural of “rap” — a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Hit the key a sharp rap!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hit the key a sharp rap!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now, two raps, one right after the other.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now, those are what we call 'dots.'
Chapter 10 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs holds 406 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 10 holds 406 sentences of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 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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