Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt? I'm coming! Father, turn on the light! Someone tried to get in Paul's room!" Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
Chapter 14 of Frank and Andy Afloat is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?”
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anew
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I'm coming!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father, turn on the light!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
be the source of pain
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm coming!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Father, turn on the light!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Father, turn on the light!
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Someone tried to get in Paul's room!"
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Father, turn on the light!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thus Frank cried as he made his way through the darkness to the hall, and fairly ran down the stairs.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WRECK AGAIN "Paul, are you hurt?
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