Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAPPED. The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde. The café-chantants were in full blast. Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement. Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “The café-chantants were in full blast.”
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.”
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.”
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.”
plural of “swarm” — a moving crowd
From this reading “Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “TRAPPED.”
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In this reading “The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.”
In this reading “Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.”
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a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
make a strident sound
From this reading The café-chantants were in full blast.
shining intensely
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
plural of “cab” — a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The café-chantants were in full blast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The café-chantants were in full blast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The café-chantants were in full blast.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Colored electric lights spelled out the names of the different places of amusement.
plural of “swarm” — a moving crowd
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading TRAPPED.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Champs-Élysées were blazing with light from the Arch of Triumph to the Place de la Concorde.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Swarms of cabs and carriages, with their yellow side lamps, came and went.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards by Burt L. Standish holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 6 holds 220 sentences of Frank Merriwell on the Boulevards, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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