Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUBILANT FRESHMEN. Spat! Merriwell staggered. "Down you go!" Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell at Yale is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.”
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “JUBILANT FRESHMEN.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “JUBILANT FRESHMEN.”
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading “Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.”
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “Spat!”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Merriwell staggered.”
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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 Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
anew
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
exhale hard
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down you go!"
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading JUBILANT FRESHMEN.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Down you go!"
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading JUBILANT FRESHMEN.
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merriwell staggered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
come down like raindrops
From this reading Spat!
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Merriwell staggered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Browning followed the freshman closely, launching out again, with the full expectation that the second blow would be a settler.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Down you go!"
Chapter 12 of Frank Merriwell at Yale by Burt L. Standish holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
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