Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HANDS UP!" "Aw! Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice. "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?" "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “"What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “"I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.”
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading “"I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.”
of or in or relating to the nose
From this reading “"I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.”
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading “"What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"”
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 Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
a man of refinement
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "HANDS UP!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
of or in or relating to the nose
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don'd seen der shentleman anyvere," replied a nasal voice, a voice that had the genuine Jewish sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "HANDS UP!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thay, weally, this ith verwy impudent, don't yer know!" drawled a languid voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wight have you to cwout yourthelf into a theat bethide a gentleman, thir?"
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 2 holds 121 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Bravery, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 25 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 6404 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22571 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #22571, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 533 minutes of reading across 1281 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Frank Merriwell's Bravery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Frank Merriwell's Bravery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Frank Merriwell's Bravery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
