Chapter XV of Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man, “The Vigilantes to the Rescue,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man, “The Vigilantes to the Rescue,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The appearance of the savages was most inopportune. Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party. The three Indian captors yelled with delight. Frank and Barney of course came to a halt. Of course it was folly to tempt fate.
Chapter XV of Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man, “The Vigilantes to the Rescue,” is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “The three Indian captors yelled with delight.”
cause to stop
From this reading “Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.”
not opportune
From this reading “The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.”
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “Of course it was folly to tempt fate.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “The three Indian captors yelled with delight.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.”
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 “Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading The three Indian captors yelled with delight.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The three Indian captors yelled with delight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Of course it was folly to tempt fate.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Of course it was folly to tempt fate.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
cause to stop
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The three Indian captors yelled with delight.
not opportune
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it was folly to tempt fate.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
possessing sweep
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Of course it was folly to tempt fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three Indian captors yelled with delight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank and Barney of course came to a halt.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The appearance of the savages was most inopportune.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading The three Indian captors yelled with delight.
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Mounted on their fleet ponies, with wild yells they swept down upon the party.
Chapter 15 of Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man by Luis Senarens holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 15 holds 150 sentences of Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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