Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELD AT BAY. Bunker halted and glared at the boys. His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck. At that moment he was an ugly looking individual. “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Chase is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “Bunker halted and glared at the boys.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “Bunker halted and glared at the boys.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Bunker halted and glared at the boys.”
a large number or amount
From this reading ““You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading ““You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.”
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ““You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.”
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 “His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.”
forced to turn and face attackers
In this reading “HELD AT BAY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HELD AT BAY.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading HELD AT BAY.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD AT BAY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
a large number or amount
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bunker halted and glared at the boys.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At that moment he was an ugly looking individual.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading His clothes were dripping wet, and his long hair clung about his neck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “You youngsters have had lots of sport this morning, haven’t you!” he snarled.
Chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 20 holds 140 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chase, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Frank Merriwell's Chase by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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