Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LIVELY TIME. Chu! chu! chu! The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer. “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam. “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
wear out completely
From this reading “The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading ““Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““Do you know what that makes me think of?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LIVELY TIME.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chu! chu! chu!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
wear out completely
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
full of life and energy
From this reading A LIVELY TIME.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound came from the exhaust pipe of the little steamer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A LIVELY TIME.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Chew! chew chew!” grunted Bruce Browning, lazily looking up at the escaping steam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know what that makes me think of?”
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell in Maine by Burt L. Standish holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 2 holds 225 sentences of Frank Merriwell in Maine, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell in Maine by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 225 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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