Chapter 15 of Frank Allen at Gold Fork is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Allen at Gold Fork is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know. Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that! But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way! Hurry along!" Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
Chapter 15 of Frank Allen at Gold Fork is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
From this reading “Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.”
a quick look
From this reading “Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry along!"”
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.”
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading “Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.”
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading “But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!”
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.
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In this reading “Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!”
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.
one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Hurry along!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
a quick look
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
the act of departing
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry along!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
tall and thin and having long slender limbs
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading Think of _me_, Lanky Wallace, actin' like that!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But--it's awful--being turned upside-down this way!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
but in spite of that
From this reading Lanky's words greatly mystified Frank, for as yet he had failed to get the first glimpse of his chum in trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED TO LANKY "Come as quick as you can--nearly all in, and feel like I'm going to--faint, you know.
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