Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_. “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!” It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends. “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys. “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ““I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ““I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading ““Say, boys, just listen to that racket!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 ““It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.”
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
a small worthless amount
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
and nothing more
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
hear with intention
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is certainly awful,” came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys.
express in words
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the famous _Merriwell Stories_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can’t stand much of this,” put in Bruce Browning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, boys, just listen to that racket!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
which person or people
From this reading It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends.
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Athletes by Burt L. Standish holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 1 holds 183 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Athletes, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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