Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE RESCUE. Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet. Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge. The girl did not quail. With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.”
possessive form of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.”
the beginning or early stages
From this reading “With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “The girl did not quail.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE.”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
expected hopefully
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
possessive form of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girl did not quail.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
a young female
From this reading The girl did not quail.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
a particular point in time
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl did not quail.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
the beginning or early stages
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading The girl did not quail.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Frank felt himself turn cold from head to feet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her lance in position, she calmly awaited the onset.
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading Up to this moment nothing of flesh and blood had seemed able to withstand the fury of the bull’s charge.
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