Chapter 8 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 8 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert by Luis Senarens holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Chapter 8 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARLEY. Castrello gave a violent start. Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him. “Ah!” he exclaimed. “You have me by surprise, senor.”
Chapter 8 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have me by surprise, senor.””
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “Castrello gave a violent start.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Castrello gave a violent start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” he exclaimed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You have me by surprise, senor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castrello gave a violent start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castrello gave a violent start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have me by surprise, senor.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah!” he exclaimed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have me by surprise, senor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have me by surprise, senor.”
a sudden movement of surprise in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Castrello gave a violent start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARLEY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Castrello gave a violent start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank’s declaration was a genuine surprise to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have me by surprise, senor.”
