Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RING DISAPPEARS. "Bart!" The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips. Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late. His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Chums is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"Bart!"”
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “THE RING DISAPPEARS.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.”
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 “The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.”
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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 Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "Bart!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE RING DISAPPEARS.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
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 The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
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From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THE RING DISAPPEARS.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The exclamation of mingled surprise and reproach came from Frank's lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RING DISAPPEARS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hodge had made a move to conceal the cigarette, but discovered he was too late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face turned crimson, and he hung his head with shame.
Chapter 28 of Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 106 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Chums, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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