Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where do you go?" "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night." Frank hesitated. It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go. "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 7/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 31–35
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “"Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “"Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank hesitated.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “"If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Frank hesitated.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “"Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."”
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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “"If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."”
In this reading “"If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."”
In this reading “It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.”
In this reading “It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.”
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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 It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you go?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank hesitated.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where do you go?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Frank hesitated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
carry out
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a great temptation, and he felt a longing to go.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you go?"
during the time that
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you want to come along, and have some fun, I will show you to-night."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," he said, finally, "I have not broken any in quite a while, and I believe I'll take a whirl with you to-night."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where do you go?"
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish holds 117 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.
Chapter 1 holds 117 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chums, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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