Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR LIFE AND HONOR. A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform. They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted: "Lynch him!" That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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kill without legal sanction
From this reading “"Lynch him!"”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:”
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.”
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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 A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR LIFE AND HONOR.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR LIFE AND HONOR.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lynch him!"
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading FOR LIFE AND HONOR.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading FOR LIFE AND HONOR.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
kill without legal sanction
From this reading "Lynch him!"
roused to anger
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They swayed, surged, struggled, and shouted:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
arousing affect
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That cry was like the touching of a torch to dry prairie grass.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A sudden, mad roar went up from the crowd on the station platform.
Chapter 4 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 4 holds 277 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Bravery, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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