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Chapter 3 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EN ROUTE TO MEXICO. Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man. It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth. The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip. The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
Chapter 3 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.”
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading “It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.”
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading “The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.”
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.”
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on a route to some place
In this reading “EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.”
In this reading “Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.”
In this reading “It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.”
In this reading “The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.”
In this reading “The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.”
In this reading “It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.”
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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 Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
half the width of an em
From this reading EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
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From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading Frank Reade, Jr., made a quick but thorough examination of the Steam Man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EN ROUTE TO MEXICO.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading It required but a few moments to satisfy him that Pomp had told the truth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Man was all in perfect order and ready for a trip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The famous inventor was much pleased with this realization.
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