Chapter 1 of Frank in the Woods is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Frank in the Woods is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS. Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co. Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
Chapter 1 of Frank in the Woods is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading “Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.”
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading “Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.”
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading “Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.”
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading “Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.”
In this reading “See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
a signal to proceed
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Author of "The Rocky Mountain Series," "The Go-Ahead Series," etc.
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our scene opens in the swamp that stretches away for miles north of Lawrence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Cincinnati, O.: R. W. Carroll & Co.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading See http:// FRANK IN THE WOODS.
Chapter 1 of Frank in the Woods by Harry Castlemon holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 1 holds 68 sentences of Frank in the Woods, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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