Chapter 9 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE MOUNTAINS. Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out: “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man. Give it to ’em!” There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
Chapter 9 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small ball with a hole through the middle
From this reading ““Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ““Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.”
plural of “firearm” — a portable gun
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “INTO THE MOUNTAINS.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:”
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
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.
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sound loudly
In this reading “Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:”
In this reading “There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
a small ball with a hole through the middle
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
lacking funds
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
fall or come down violently
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Give it to ’em!”
plural of “firearm” — a portable gun
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give it to ’em!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Give it to ’em!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Now, boys! draw a bead on each man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give it to ’em!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Suddenly Silver Sam’s voice rang out:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s silence, then the crash of firearms broke it.
Chapter 9 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico 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.
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