Chapter 13 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested. "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night." The cowman hesitated. "Well, all right. It would be best to make sure.
Chapter 13 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “"No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “The cowman hesitated.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “"Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.”
any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
From this reading “"No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “The cowman hesitated.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “"Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “"Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading The cowman hesitated.
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The cowman hesitated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
engage in
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
not any; not one
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, all right.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No one on disa side da bridge, to see, disa time night."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, all right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be best to make sure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Suppose you come, taka da look, see my plan all-aright, den," the Italian suggested.
Chapter 13 of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure by Francis Lovell Coombs holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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