Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON TO THE MOUNTAINS. "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond. "I am sure I saw it--sure! The lake, the trees, all gone!" "I told you there was no lake."
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “The lake, the trees, all gone!"”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “"Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “"Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"I am sure I saw it--sure!”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “The lake, the trees, all gone!"”
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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 The lake, the trees, all gone!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure I saw it--sure!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sure I saw it--sure!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The lake, the trees, all gone!"
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.
not any; not one
From this reading "I told you there was no lake."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.
unpleasantly
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I am sure I saw it--sure!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I am sure I saw it--sure!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I told you there was no lake."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you there was no lake."
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The lake, the trees, all gone!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I told you there was no lake."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where--where has it gone?" slowly and painfully asked Diamond.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you there was no lake."
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 2 holds 200 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Alarm, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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