Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD. “Frank Merriwell of Yale! Frank Merriwell--here in this region! Am I dreaming? Is this an optical illusion?”
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell in Maine is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Am I dreaming?”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ““Frank Merriwell of Yale!”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.”
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Is this an optical illusion?””
of or relating to or involving light or optics
From this reading “Is this an optical illusion?””
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “Frank Merriwell--here in this region!”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading ““Frank Merriwell of Yale!”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I dreaming?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is this an optical illusion?”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Am I dreaming?
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank Merriwell of Yale!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Frank Merriwell--here in this region!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I dreaming?
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Is this an optical illusion?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank Merriwell--here in this region!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this an optical illusion?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Frank Merriwell of Yale!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRED FOREST, OF HARVARD.
of or relating to or involving light or optics
From this reading Is this an optical illusion?”
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Frank Merriwell--here in this region!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Frank Merriwell--here in this region!
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “Frank Merriwell of Yale!
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell in Maine by Burt L. Standish holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 18 holds 133 sentences of Frank Merriwell in Maine, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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