Chapter 24 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHERIFF'S SHOT. Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm. "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa. "It will give us time to get out of the way!" Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
Chapter 24 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.”
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:”
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:”
made afraid
From this reading “Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.”
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “THE SHERIFF'S SHOT.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"It will give us time to get out of the way!"”
In this reading “Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
made afraid
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
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From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading THE SHERIFF'S SHOT.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE SHERIFF'S SHOT.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hold that door--hold that door one minute!" cried Isa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHERIFF'S SHOT.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Drew was greatly frightened, and Davis showed alarm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bruce Browning's shoulder went against the door, and he calmly drawled:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will give us time to get out of the way!"
Chapter 24 of Frank Merriwell's Alarm by Burt L. Standish holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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