Chapter 15 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END. Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron. A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement. “Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!” “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
Chapter 15 of Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam man in Mexico is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!””
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading ““Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!””
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading “A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading ““My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.”
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be restored
In this reading ““My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.”
seek information from
In this reading “A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.”
In this reading “A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.”
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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 Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
only a very short time before
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!”
to a considerable degree
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
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From this reading “Heavens!” he gasped, “Harvey Montaine!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
compacted by ironing
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END.
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
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 Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “My soul!” came back in a thrilled whisper.
a Caucasian
From this reading A white face was pressed against it, and as Frank looked up he barely repressed a loud cry of amazement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Set in the wall of the gallery was a door heavily barred with iron.
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