Chapter 39 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS. It seemed an act of madness. A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her. He was too late. Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
Chapter 39 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.”
plural of “counterfeiter” — someone who makes copies illegally
From this reading “QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS.”
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “It seemed an act of madness.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.”
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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 moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It seemed an act of madness.
later than; following
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It seemed an act of madness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
plural of “counterfeiter” — someone who makes copies illegally
From this reading QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
provoking horror
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was too late.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed an act of madness.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He was too late.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading It seemed an act of madness.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed an act of madness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUEEN OF THE COUNTERFEITERS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A moment after she made the frightful leap a man came rushing to the edge of the ledge and clutched at her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was too late.
in the direction of
From this reading Already she was shooting downward toward the depths of the ravine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was too late.
Chapter 39 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 39 holds 113 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Bravery, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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