Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DARK WOODS. "Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed. "What was that?" "Dead and buried!" Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “"Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.”
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading “Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “"Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “"Dead and buried!"”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.”
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anew
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dead and buried!"
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading "Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.
placed in a grave
From this reading "Dead and buried!"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN THE DARK WOODS.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead and buried!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Eh?" gasped Browning, amazed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DARK WOODS.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What was that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DARK WOODS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was that?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was that?"
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Again that mysterious, awesome, uncanny whisper that seemed to float in the air.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading IN THE DARK WOODS.
Chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise by Burt L. Standish holds 214 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 19 holds 214 sentences of Frank Merriwell's Cruise, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Frank Merriwell's Cruise by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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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