Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE FIGHT. As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring. They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful. They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy. Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell in Europe is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.”
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading “As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.”
being in captivity
From this reading “Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.”
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading “They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.”
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In this reading “They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
a youthful male person
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
being in captivity
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
a message received and understood
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
that is looked for
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they could escape, Professor Scotch and Ephraim Gallup left the bull ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
in or at the place that
From this reading They tried to discover where Frank had been taken, but were unsuccessful.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were met with black looks and were given scant courtesy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some of whom they sought information declared that the boy would be imprisoned.
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