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Stage 2 · The Grand Tour

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit · 1906

Three siblings move beside a country railway after their father disappears and grow by helping others.

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  1. Part 9Why does Mother become so quiet when Phyllis asks about Granny?
  2. Part 13What makes a birthday present really special: how much it costs, or the thought behind it?
  3. Last partHow do the railway and its people help the children through a hard time, and how do the children help others?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeThe children were very happy at the Red Villa. Why does the writer say they did not know HOW happy they were?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionBad news comes, but nobody tells the children what it is. How do the children try to help their mother?Locked
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  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionOn the first night in the new house, nothing is ready. How does Mother turn a bad night into an adventure?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionWhat do the children feel when they see the railway up close for the first time?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionMother says they are "quite poor now." How do the children begin to understand what this means?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionPeter says he is a "coal-miner," not a thief. Is taking coal from the station heap stealing? Why or why not?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionThe Station Master is already kind to Peter. Why does Peter still run after him to say sorry?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionWhy does Mother become so quiet when Phyllis asks about Granny?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionMother says they cannot afford the things on the Doctor's list. Were the children right to ask the old gentleman for help?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionThe old gentleman was kind. So why is Mother angry when she hears what the children did?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionBobbie goes to see the Doctor without telling Mother. Is she keeping Mother's rule, or breaking it?Locked
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  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionBobbie is frightened on the engine, but she does not give up. What helps her to be brave?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionHow do the railway and its people help the children through a hard time, and how do the children help others?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. Chapter IVThe engine-burglarcontinues from the last lesson
  2. Chapter VPrisoners and captives
  3. Chapter VISaviours of the train
  4. Chapter VIIFor valour
  5. Chapter VIIIThe amateur firemen
  6. Chapter IXThe pride of Perks
  7. Chapter XThe terrible secret
  8. Chapter XIThe hound in the red jersey
  9. Chapter XIIWhat Bobbie brought home
  10. Chapter XIIIThe hound's grandfather
  11. Chapter XIVThe End

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