Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT. The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht. He gave a leap that landed him on the rail. Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch. The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.”
set up or found
From this reading “Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT.”
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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 He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
set up or found
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
engage in
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
move hurridly
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gave a leap that landed him on the rail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then Bruce Browning picked him up and tossed him back into the launch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
a Caucasian
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The man was surprised, but he made another rush to get onto the _White Wings_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big man with the whiskers was the first to make an attempt to reach the deck of the yacht.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading THE STRUGGLE FOR THE YACHT.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise by Burt L. Standish holds 107 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.
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