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Frank of Freedom Hill
Frank of Freedom Hill

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Frank of Freedom Hill is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.
"All right," he said.
"Get out."
Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.
He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.
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Frank of Freedom Hill

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Frank of Freedom Hill is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.
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"All right," he said.
/ɔːl raɪt hiː sed/
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"Get out."
/ɡet aʊt/
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Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.
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He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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burly adjective US /ˈbɜːrli/

muscular and heavily built

From this reading “IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clambered verb US /ˈklæmbərd/

past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

From this reading “Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.”

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Cyclone noun US /sɪˈkloʊn/

(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

From this reading “IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lank adjective US /læŋk/

long and thin and often limp

From this reading “He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overheated adjective US /ˈoʊvərhiːtɪd/

heated beyond a safe or desirable point

From this reading “IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.”

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patriarchal adjective US /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːrkəl/

characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

From this reading “He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.”

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runabout noun US /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/

an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

From this reading “IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wiry adjective US /ˈwɪri/

lean and sinewy

From this reading “He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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Abercrombie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "All right," he said.

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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beardnounUS /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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beetlingadjective

jutting or overhanging

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

shining intensely

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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browsnounUS /braʊz/

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/

muscular and heavily built

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/

past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CyclonenounUS /sɪˈkloʊn/

(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

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facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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GetverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Get out."

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grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "All right," he said.

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highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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IXnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/

long and thin and often limp

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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manacled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

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oaksnounUS /oʊks/

plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overheatedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərhiːtɪd/

heated beyond a safe or desirable point

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
patriarchaladjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːrkəl/

characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PURSUITnounUS /pərˈsuːt/

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "All right," he said.

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runaboutnounUS /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/

an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "All right," he said.

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Simmons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

Pending verification
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

Velmora curated lexicon
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereaboutadverb

near that time or date

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading Tom Abercrombie, face drawn, hands manacled, clambered out of the car.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading IX THE PURSUIT Cyclone Bill Simmons, burly, hard, and crimson of face, turned an overheated runabout out of the blazing highway and into a grove of oaks where stood the convict camp.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wiryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪri/

lean and sinewy

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was a man of sixty or thereabout, long, lank, wiry, with a white patriarchal beard and white beetling brows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 9 of Frank of Freedom Hill by Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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