Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVER THE PRECIPICE. In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion. Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys. "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed. "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.”
a very steep cliff
From this reading “OVER THE PRECIPICE.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.”
move stealthily
From this reading “"The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."”
communicated in words
From this reading “Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.”
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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 In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
later than; following
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
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From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
a boy or man
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
and nothing more
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE PRECIPICE.
a very steep cliff
From this reading OVER THE PRECIPICE.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
cut with a saw
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
move stealthily
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE PRECIPICE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
communicated in words
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In time the sheriff appeared, but one man--a rough, awkward-looking fellow--was his only companion.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The boys allowed you had given me the slip, and they went back."
at the time that
From this reading Long uttered a cry of satisfaction when he saw the boys.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I have caught you, after all!" he exclaimed.
Chapter 37 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 37 holds 219 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Bravery, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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