Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE. "Sh!" "What's up?" "There's a carmine haze on the moon." "That's clear as mud!
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a variable color averaging a vivid red
From this reading “"There's a carmine haze on the moon."”
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
From this reading “THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “"That's clear as mud!”
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading “"There's a carmine haze on the moon."”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “"There's a carmine haze on the moon."”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “"That's clear as mud!”
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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 "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's clear as mud!
a variable color averaging a vivid red
From this reading "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
From this reading THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "That's clear as mud!
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading "That's clear as mud!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sh!"
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From this reading "That's clear as mud!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "CENTIPEDE" JOKE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a carmine haze on the moon."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's up?"
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From this reading "What's up?"
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chums, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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