Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GHOSTLY SOUNDS. Clank! clink! clank! “What are they doing?” “Digging!” The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a clank
From this reading “Clank! clink! clank!”
make a high sound typical of glass
From this reading “Clank! clink! clank!”
the act of digging
From this reading ““Digging!””
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “GHOSTLY SOUNDS.”
plural of “gust” — a strong current of air
From this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
In this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
In this reading “The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are they doing?”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
make a clank
From this reading Clank! clink! clank!
make a high sound typical of glass
From this reading Clank! clink! clank!
the act of digging
From this reading “Digging!”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What are they doing?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading GHOSTLY SOUNDS.
plural of “gust” — a strong current of air
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
the force of workers available
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading GHOSTLY SOUNDS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What are they doing?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are they doing?”
at the time that
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
in or at the place that
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The boys had followed the men to a lonely part of the island, where the wind howled through the trees when it came down in fitful gusts, or moaned when it sank low.
Chapter 6 of Frank Merriwell's danger by Burt L. Standish holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 6 holds 138 sentences of Frank Merriwell's danger, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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