flop - Something that is a flop is a complete failure.
failure
patents - Patents are legal documents. If you get a patent for an invention, no one else is allowed to make or sell it.
licences
to boast - To talk with excessive pride about something.
to brag
marvelous - Causing great wonder; amazing.
wonderful
mighty - Very strong and powerful.
powerful
rattling - Making a series of short, sharp knocking sounds.
clattering
gadgets - Gadgets are small, specialized machines or electronic devices.
inventions
afford - To have enough money to pay for something.
pay for
illustrious - Well-known, respected, and admired.
famous
to chug - To move slowly while making a loud, puffing sound, like an old engine.
rattle
determined - Having a strong desire to do something even if it is difficult.
persistent
to peer - To look closely or hard at something.
to look
buzzing - Talking about something with excitement.
talking
courage - The ability to do something that frightens you.
bravery
to sputter - If something sputtered, it worked in a rough or uneven way and made popping noises.
cough
locomotives - Locomotives are the engines that make a train go forward.
trains
weary - Very tired.
tired
contraption - A strange or complicated machine.
machine
cylinder - A cylinder has circular ends and straight sides. In an engine, a cylinder takes in gas to make other parts move.
tube
phonograph - A phonograph is a machine that plays recorded music or sound.
record player
to sprint - To run at full speed for a short distance.
to run
eager - Really wanting to do or have something.
excited
to tinker - To try to fix or adjust something in a casual way.
to fiddle with
to gather - To bring together your courage or feelings.
to collect
fortune - A very large amount of money.
capital
to revere - To feel deep respect or admiration for something.
to respect
to excel - To be exceptionally good at something.
to be great at
to hop on - To get on or into something quickly.
to jump on
to sketch - To draw something quickly.
to draw
incandescent - Something that is incandescent gives off a lot of light.
glowing