Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell, Jr., in Arizona is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell, Jr., in Arizona is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STARTLING NEWS. The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform. Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine. Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise. “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
Chapter 32 of Frank Merriwell, Jr., in Arizona is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.”
possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
From this reading “The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “STARTLING NEWS.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.”
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading “The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.”
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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In this reading “STARTLING NEWS.”
a watchman who works during the night
In this reading “The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.”
In this reading “Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.”
In this reading “The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.”
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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 Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
a formal public statement
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
every person
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
of great significance or value
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
information about recent and important events
From this reading STARTLING NEWS.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
carry out or perform an action
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading STARTLING NEWS.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Burke’s announcement, therefore, came as a tremendous surprise.
precisely as stated
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
a guard who keeps watch
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Went away?” repeated Mr. Bradlaugh.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The night watchman at the cyanide works had very important duties to perform.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Jode Lenning, in spite of his youth, had been filling the position to the satisfaction of everybody at the mine.
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