Chapter 10 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN. The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill. The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?” “Yes, I do.” “That ye’ll enter the valley?”
Chapter 10 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.”
plural of “counterfeiter” — someone who makes copies illegally
From this reading “IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.”
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading “The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.”
in a rigid manner
From this reading “The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?””
fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading “The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.”
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading “The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?””
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.”
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the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
plural of “counterfeiter” — someone who makes copies illegally
From this reading IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
to come or go into
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
the act of departing
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I do.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
in a rigid manner
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
fill with terror; frighten greatly
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COUNTERFEITERS’ DEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The declaration by Frank Reade, Jr., that he was going to enter the Death Valley seemed to utterly terrify Beaver Bill.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading The trapper said rigidly: “Ye don’t mean that, pard?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That ye’ll enter the valley?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I do.”
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