Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAST OF THE DANITES. "How do you know?" "I have witnessed other executions here." "Then no time is to be lost." "What would you do?"
Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “execution” — putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “"I have witnessed other executions here."”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"I have witnessed other executions here."”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"How do you know?"”
immediately past
From this reading “LAST OF THE DANITES.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “"Then no time is to be lost."”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “"Then no time is to be lost."”
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading “"I have witnessed other executions here."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"What would you do?"”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAST OF THE DANITES.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
plural of “execution” — putting a condemned person to death
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?"
immediately past
From this reading LAST OF THE DANITES.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
not any; not one
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAST OF THE DANITES.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST OF THE DANITES.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then no time is to be lost."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would you do?"
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading "I have witnessed other executions here."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What would you do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 20 holds 153 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Bravery, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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