Chapter 4 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORRALLED. Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches. The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse. This had delayed their attack. But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
Chapter 4 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “comanche” — a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading “Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.”
inflected form of “corral” — enclose in a corral
From this reading “CORRALLED.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “This had delayed their attack.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.”
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.”
advance stealthily or unnoticed
In this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
In this reading “The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.”
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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 knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading This had delayed their attack.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
plural of “comanche” — a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
inflected form of “corral” — enclose in a corral
From this reading CORRALLED.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading This had delayed their attack.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But it came, nevertheless, and in a furious manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
on one occasion
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This had delayed their attack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank knew at once that they had been discovered by a band of Comanches.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had delayed their attack.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The savages had crept up in the darkness and had for a time been puzzled at the make-up of the Steam Horse.
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