Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING RESCUE. A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips. Merriwell and Ballard were silent. With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground. The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “A DARING RESCUE.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “A DARING RESCUE.”
absolutely still
From this reading “With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.”
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 “With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.”
In this reading “With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.”
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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 DARING RESCUE.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Merriwell and Ballard were silent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merriwell and Ballard were silent.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
lacking funds
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING RESCUE.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merriwell and Ballard were silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A DARING RESCUE.
absolutely still
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Merriwell and Ballard were silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The accident had happened so suddenly that those below were stunned.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Merriwell and Ballard were silent.
a Caucasian
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With white, drawn faces and wide, staring eyes, all three of the boys stood as though rooted to the ground.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading A yell of consternation broke from Clancy’s lips.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell, Jr.'s, Helping Hand by Burt L. Standish holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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