Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Embudo! Embudo!” A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande. The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe. “Embudo!
Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
From this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
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In this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.”
In this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
In this reading “The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
confined by bonds
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Embudo!
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
in a northern direction
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A brakeman shouted the name at the open door of a passenger car northward bound on the Denver and Rio Grande.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train was stopping at a small station in Northern New Mexico, some fifty miles north of Santa Fe.
Chapter 16 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes by Burt L. Standish holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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