Chapter 4 of Frank's Ranche is here in full — 758 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank's Ranche is here in full — 758 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is curious," said he. When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!" I shouted. "Pull up, driver! Jump up, my boy!"
Chapter 4 of Frank's Ranche is here in full — 758 sentences across 152 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/151 · 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 youthful male person
From this reading “Jump up, my boy!"”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"It is curious," said he.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “"Pull up, driver!”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump up, my boy!"”
a person who travels by foot
From this reading “When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Pull up, driver!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “I shouted.”
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.
In this reading “Jump up, my boy!"”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “"Pull up, driver!”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"”
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.
a youthful male person
From this reading Jump up, my boy!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "It is curious," said he.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "Pull up, driver!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is curious," said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shouted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is curious," said he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is curious," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump up, my boy!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jump up, my boy!"
a person who travels by foot
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Pull up, driver!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is curious," said he.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading I shouted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
at the time that
From this reading When we came up to the pedestrian, "By Jove! it's Frank!"
Chapter 4 of Frank's Ranche by E. (Edward) Marston holds 758 sentences, grouped into 152 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 4 holds 758 sentences of Frank's Ranche, unabridged, divided into 152 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Frank's Ranche by E. (Edward) Marston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 758 sentences, grouped into 152 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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