Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUMAN BEASTS. It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites. How it had happened the boys could not conceive. "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging. "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “"Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “HUMAN BEASTS.”
curving or bulging outward
From this reading “"Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.”
have the idea for
From this reading “How it had happened the boys could not conceive.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “"It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.”
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading “It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.”
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the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading HUMAN BEASTS.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
curving or bulging outward
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
have the idea for
From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
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From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
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From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading HUMAN BEASTS.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
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From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How it had happened the boys could not conceive.
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From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
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From this reading "Be jabez! thot bates me!" gurgled Barney Mulloy, his eyes bulging.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
which person or people
From this reading It was indeed the little professor, who had, in some unaccountable manner, fallen captive to the Danites.
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From this reading "It's hundreds av moiles from here Oi thought th' professor wur this minute."
Chapter 18 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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