Frank Merriwell's Bravery

Chapter XL · Chapter 40

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AFTER THE FIGHT.

The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

A wild cry broke from her lips, and then she caught the rein in her teeth, snatched out two revolvers, and charged straight down upon the boys and the girl they were defending, firing as she came.

The men followed her.

With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

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Frank Merriwell's Bravery

Chapter XL · Chapter 40

Chapter 40 of Frank Merriwell's Bravery is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

AFTER THE FIGHT.

/ˈæftər ðə faɪt/

Line 2

The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

/ðə mæskt ɡɜːrl siːmd tuː hæv ðə aɪz ʌv æn ˈiːɡəl fɔːr ʃiː ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli ˈloʊkeɪtəd ðə ˈtriːoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə rɑːks/

Line 3

A wild cry broke from her lips, and then she caught the rein in her teeth, snatched out two revolvers, and charged straight down upon the boys and the girl they were defending, firing as she came.

/ə waɪld kraɪ broʊk frʌm hɜːr lɪps ənd ðen ʃiː kɑːt ðə reɪn ɪn hɜːr tiːθ snætʃt aʊt tuː rɪˈvɑːlvərz ənd tʃɑːrdʒd streɪt daʊn əˈpɑːn ðə bɔɪz ənd ðə ɡɜːrl ðeɪ wɜːr dɪˈfendɪŋ ˈfaɪrɪŋ æz ʃiː keɪm/

Line 4

The men followed her.

/ðə men ˈfɑːloʊd hɜːr/

Line 5

With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

/wɪð hɔːrs ʃaʊts ðə fɜːrst ˈpɑːrti ʌv pərˈsuːərz dʒɔɪnd ɪn ðə tʃɑːrdʒ ənd ðə ˈtriːoʊ ʌv dɪˈfendərz wɜːr bɪˈtwiːn tuː ˈfaɪərz/

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defenders noun US /dɪˈfendərz/

plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.”

defending adjective US /dɪˈfendɪŋ/

attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

From this reading “A wild cry broke from her lips, and then she caught the rein in her teeth, snatched out two revolvers, and charged straight down upon the boys and the girl they were defending, firing as she came.”

located adjective US /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading “The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.”

masked adjective US /mæskt/

having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

From this reading “The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.”

pursuers noun US /pərˈsuːərz/

plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

From this reading “With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.”

rein verb US /reɪn/

control and direct with or as if by reins

revolvers noun US /rɪˈvɑːlvərz/

plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

trio noun US /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A wild cry broke from her lips, and then she caught the rein in her teeth, snatched out two revolvers, and charged straight down upon the boys and the girl they were defending, firing as she came.

AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

defendersnounUS /dɪˈfendərz/

plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

defendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈfendɪŋ/

attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

FIGHTverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.

firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The men followed her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

hoarseadjectiveUS /hɔːrs/

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

locatedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkeɪtəd/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

maskedadjectiveUS /mæskt/

having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The men followed her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

pursuersnounUS /pərˈsuːərz/

plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

reinverbUS /reɪn/

control and direct with or as if by reins

revolversnounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvərz/

plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

rocksnounUS /rɑːks/

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

shoutsnounUS /ʃaʊts/

plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/

past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

teethnounUS /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AFTER THE FIGHT.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The masked girl seemed to have the eyes of an eagle, for she immediately located the trio behind the rocks.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With hoarse shouts, the first party of pursuers joined in the charge, and the trio of defenders were between two fires.

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