Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RECOVERY. With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up. His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness. "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled. There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.”
partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
From this reading “With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.”
return to an original state
From this reading “RECOVERY.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.”
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not go to bed
In this reading “With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.”
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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 With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
return to an original state
From this reading RECOVERY.
To recall to mind.
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
be seated
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a cloud on his brain, and, for the time, he did not remember what had happened.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--what does it mean?" he asked himself, puzzled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a feeling of numbness and pain in every limb and every part of his body, Frank Merriwell stirred and tried to sit up.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading His strength seemed to be gone, and he wondered at his weakness.
Chapter 15 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 15 holds 139 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Alarm, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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