Chapter 23 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STILL MORE MYSTERIOUS. "Pull!" panted Frank. "Pull!" mumbled the professor. "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face. "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
Chapter 23 of Frank Merriwell Down South is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fill with distaste
From this reading “"Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “"Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Pull!" mumbled the professor.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Pull!" panted Frank.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “"Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Pull!" panted Frank.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “"Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
fill with distaste
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Pull!" panted Frank.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading STILL MORE MYSTERIOUS.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Pull!" mumbled the professor.
of an obscure nature
From this reading STILL MORE MYSTERIOUS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Pull!" panted Frank.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "Pull!" mumbled the professor.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Pull!" panted Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
uttered with a trill
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "Pull!" snorted Barney, in disgust, great drops of perspiration rolling down his face.
not in physical motion
From this reading STILL MORE MYSTERIOUS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pull!" mumbled the professor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As if we wurn't pullin'!"
Chapter 23 of Frank Merriwell Down South by Burt L. Standish holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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