Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL. Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it. "Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted. "You surely look ill, professor! I'd like to have your picture now!
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “"Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.”
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.
set up or found
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
for more time
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You surely look ill, professor!
in a joyous manner
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading PROFESSOR SCOTCH FEELS ILL.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!" he merrily shouted.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You surely look ill, professor!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Frank found it impossible to restrain his laughter longer, and he gave way to it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You surely look ill, professor!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'd like to have your picture now!
Chapter 14 of Frank Merriwell Down South by Burt L. Standish holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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