Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRUSTING AND TRUE. Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell. How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there? Was it by appointment? Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading “Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.”
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Was it by appointment?”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.”
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.”
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading “TRUSTING AND TRUE.”
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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 Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRUSTING AND TRUE.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading Was it by appointment?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was it by appointment?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
street names for marijuana
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
engage in
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
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From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
above and across; more than
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
possessing sweep
From this reading Instantly a surge of jealousy swept over Frank Merriwell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How did it come about that Gage had met Inza there?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUSTING AND TRUE.
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading TRUSTING AND TRUE.
hard to endure
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it by appointment?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Belinda Snodd and May Blossom were in plain view a short distance away, and Wat Snell was trying to make himself agreeable to them.
Chapter 9 of Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 215 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chums, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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