Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEEN FROM THE WINDOW. Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman. It was the strangest compact on record. And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear! Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading “And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!”
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading “Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.”
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading “It was the strangest compact on record.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.”
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading “Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “It was the strangest compact on record.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “It was the strangest compact on record.”
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 “Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.”
In this reading “SEEN FROM THE WINDOW.”
In this reading “It was the strangest compact on record.”
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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 Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
(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 Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
a female human offspring
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SEEN FROM THE WINDOW.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
intense and profound fear
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
a female domestic
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
not any; not one
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading SEEN FROM THE WINDOW.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEEN FROM THE WINDOW.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the strangest compact on record.
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 SEEN FROM THE WINDOW.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had June known all she must have turned with loathing and horror from the woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Never before had there been such a bargain between such a man and such a woman.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And no wonder Mrs. Arlington had closed the doors that her daughter and her maid should not hear!
Chapter 22 of Frank Merriwell's Backers by Burt L. Standish holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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