Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE. Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke. Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him. Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure. The starlight came in at the small, square window.
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.”
win a victory over
From this reading “Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.”
make square
From this reading “The starlight came in at the small, square window.”
the light of the stars
From this reading “The starlight came in at the small, square window.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.”
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.
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In this reading “Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.”
In this reading “Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.”
In this reading “Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.”
In this reading “Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.”
In this reading “Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
anew
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The starlight came in at the small, square window.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
(slang) offensive term for Native Americans
From this reading INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Along in the middle of the night Frank awoke.
win a victory over
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
a human being
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
free from harm or evil
From this reading INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The starlight came in at the small, square window.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
make square
From this reading The starlight came in at the small, square window.
the light of the stars
From this reading The starlight came in at the small, square window.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INJUN JOE TO THE RESCUE.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Then he felt a touch, light as a feather, and saw at his side a dark figure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again he was overcome by that strange feeling that some person was near him.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The starlight came in at the small, square window.
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's Backers by Burt L. Standish holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 7 holds 134 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Backers, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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