Chapter 14 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK. The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again. This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank. But he set his lips firmly. “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
Chapter 14 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.”
causing consternation
From this reading “This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “But he set his lips firmly.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.”
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading ““I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.”
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.
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.”
In this reading “A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.”
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 A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
anew
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he set his lips firmly.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.
causing consternation
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
with resolute determination
From this reading But he set his lips firmly.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he set his lips firmly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading But he set his lips firmly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading “I must find him,” he muttered, resolutely.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But he set his lips firmly.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The further Frank went along the cavern wall, the more fearful he became that he would not be able to find Barney again.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was most dismaying and the young inventor’s heart sank.
Chapter 14 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico by Luis Senarens holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 14 holds 154 sentences of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico by Luis Senarens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico by Luis Senarens on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
