Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF CROWFOOT. Rap! rap! rap! "Wait a minute!" called Frank. "No need to knock the door down!" He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Backers is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"Wait a minute!" called Frank.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “"No need to knock the door down!"”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Wait a minute!" called Frank.”
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading “Rap! rap! rap!”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.”
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 “He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.”
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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 "Wait a minute!" called Frank.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Wait a minute!" called Frank.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF CROWFOOT.
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
From this reading THE COMING OF CROWFOOT.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Wait a minute!" called Frank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Wait a minute!" called Frank.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF CROWFOOT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
From this reading Rap! rap! rap!
having a supporting base
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF CROWFOOT.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No need to knock the door down!"
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait a minute!" called Frank.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He flung the door of his cabin wide open, standing on the threshold.
Chapter 27 of Frank Merriwell's Backers by Burt L. Standish holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 27 holds 234 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Backers, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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