Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PREPARING FOR PURSUIT. “What?” Hodge literally staggered. He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support. “It can’t be true!”
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.”
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
in a literal sense
From this reading “Hodge literally staggered.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Hodge literally staggered.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.”
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prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
In this reading “PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.”
In this reading “He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.”
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It can’t be true!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It can’t be true!”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hodge literally staggered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It can’t be true!”
in a literal sense
From this reading Hodge literally staggered.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading PREPARING FOR PURSUIT.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Hodge literally staggered.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading He clutched Frank’s arm, as if for support.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “It can’t be true!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 10 holds 121 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chase, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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