Chapter 2 of Frank Reade and His Steam Horse is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Frank Reade and His Steam Horse is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARNEY IN IRELAND. “Mrs. O’Doolahan.” “Yes, Squire Shea.” “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?” “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
Chapter 2 of Frank Reade and His Steam Horse is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading ““Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.””
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading ““How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?””
moving swiftly
From this reading ““Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.””
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “BARNEY IN IRELAND.”
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading ““Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.””
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading ““How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?””
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading ““How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?””
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading ““Yes, Squire Shea.””
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From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARNEY IN IRELAND.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARNEY IN IRELAND.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading BARNEY IN IRELAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. O’Doolahan.”
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 “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
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From this reading “Mrs. O’Doolahan.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Squire Shea.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “Yes, Squire Shea.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
at the time that
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Be me sowl, sir, the litter went flying through forninst her, and the poor sow was only follerin’ when ye banged the dure agen her.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Squire Shea.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How many more toimes am I to order you to kape that divilish dirty ould sow out o’ me schmoking room?”
Chapter 2 of Frank Reade and His Steam Horse by Luis Senarens holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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