Chapter 3 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELD FOR RANSOM. "Gone!" The professor was astonished. "Shimminy Gristmas! I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
Chapter 3 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “The professor was astonished.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Gone!"”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “HELD FOR RANSOM.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The professor was astonished.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “HELD FOR RANSOM.”
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The professor was astonished.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
a very small circular shape
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Gone!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shimminy Gristmas!
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor was astonished.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shimminy Gristmas!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The professor was astonished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The professor was astonished.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don'd toldt you dot!" came from Hans Dunnerwust.
Chapter 3 of Frank Merriwell Down South by Burt L. Standish holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 3 holds 211 sentences of Frank Merriwell Down South, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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