Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH. As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot. “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie. Mabel said nothing. They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading ““Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.”
not held or filled or in use
From this reading “They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.”
In this reading “As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
a small house with a single story
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mabel said nothing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I could kill him!” flared Hattie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mabel said nothing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT ON THE BEACH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
up to a particular time
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
not held or filled or in use
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They walked down the beach till they came to some steps that led up to an unoccupied cottage.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As soon as Merriwell, Hodge and Diamond walked away, the girls arose and hurried from the spot.
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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