Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's brother is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's brother is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAKENED JEALOUSY. Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling. “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands. “You don’t mean that! Why, I’ll never see you again!
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's brother is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “AWAKENED JEALOUSY.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading ““Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “AWAKENED JEALOUSY.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.”
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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 Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
anew
From this reading Why, I’ll never see you again!
aroused or activated
From this reading AWAKENED JEALOUSY.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t mean that!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I’ll never see you again!
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading AWAKENED JEALOUSY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You don’t mean that!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Why, I’ll never see you again!
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
a fence made of upright pickets
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, I’ll never see you again!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You don’t mean that!
communicated in words
From this reading Little Felicia uttered a cry of horror, her face paling.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I’ll never see you again!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, no, no, Dick!” she exclaimed, getting hold of him with both hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t mean that!
Chapter 17 of Frank Merriwell's brother by Burt L. Standish holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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