Chapter 1 of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “Enclosed bold font in =equals=.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Enclosed bold font in =equals=.”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading “Enclosed bold font in =equals=.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
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.
by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
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From this reading NEW YORK, AUGUST 28, 1903.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK, AUGUST 28, 1903.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading NEW YORK, AUGUST 28, 1903.
fearless and daring
From this reading Enclosed bold font in =equals=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Enclosed bold font in =equals=.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Enclosed bold font in =equals=.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading Enclosed bold font in =equals=.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enclosed bold font in =equals=.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, AUGUST 28, 1903.
not any; not one
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
for each
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
of inferior status or quality
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post-Office._ No. 44.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK, AUGUST 28, 1903.
Chapter 1 of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale by Luis Senarens holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 1 holds 162 sentences of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale by Luis Senarens exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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