locomotives - Locomotives are the engines that make a train go forward.
trains
to chug - To move slowly while making a loud, puffing sound, like an old engine.
rattle
gadgets - Gadgets are small, specialized machines or electronic devices.
inventions
phonograph - A phonograph is a machine that plays recorded music or sound.
record player
to sputter - If something sputtered, it worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises.
cough
flop - Something that is a flop is a complete failure.
failure
incandescent - Something that is incandescent gives off a lot of light.
glowing
cylinder - A cylinder has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.
tube
patents - Patents are legal documents. If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it.
licences
weary - Very tired.
tired
contraption - A strange or complicated machine.
machine
determined - Having a strong desire to do something even if it is difficult.
persistent
mighty - Very strong and powerful.
powerful
marvelous - Causing great wonder; amazing.
wonderful
afford - To have enough money to pay for something.
pay for
rattling - Making a series of short, sharp knocking sounds.
clattering
