Chapter 13 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND. “Heavens!” he gasped. “We cannot go down now. Back for your life, Barney.” The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
Chapter 13 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.”
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading “The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Heavens!” he gasped.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading ““Heavens!” he gasped.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““We cannot go down now.”
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.
at or in or to any place
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back for your life, Barney.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back for your life, Barney.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We cannot go down now.
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We cannot go down now.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Back for your life, Barney.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We cannot go down now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Back for your life, Barney.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “We cannot go down now.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
under the level of the ground
From this reading THE PURSUIT UNDERGROUND.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We cannot go down now.
which person or people
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Celt, who would have followed his master anywhere, obeyed this command.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Back for your life, Barney.”
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