Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell on the Road is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell on the Road is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER. Frank was surprised, but he immediately said: “All right, sir.” “You will go?” “Yes, sir.”
Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell on the Road is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:”
showing curiosity
From this reading “THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading ““All right, sir.””
term of address for a man
From this reading ““All right, sir.””
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, sir.””
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(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 “All right, sir.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You will go?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
showing curiosity
From this reading THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, sir.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
term of address for a man
From this reading “All right, sir.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INQUISITIVE STRANGER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank was surprised, but he immediately said:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will go?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will go?”
Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell on the Road 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 21 holds 225 sentences of Frank Merriwell on the Road, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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