Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HODGE IN DANGER. Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him: “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.” He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him. There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading “Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:”
traveling across
From this reading “Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:”
moving with great haste
From this reading “He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.”
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
not often
From this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
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.
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look about oneself
In this reading “He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.”
In this reading “There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.”
hold firmly
In this reading ““Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.””
In this reading “HODGE IN DANGER.”
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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 Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
any thing at all
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
traveling across
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading HODGE IN DANGER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
a boy or man
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HODGE IN DANGER.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
moving with great haste
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HODGE IN DANGER.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
cut with a saw
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
not often
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
in a serious manner
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
express in speech
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
in a strange manner
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
carry out
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
in the direction of
From this reading He looked around, and saw Danny Griswold hurrying toward him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
at the time that
From this reading Frank was crossing the campus when a voice called to him:
which person or people
From this reading There was a strangely serious look on the face of the little fellow, who was of a jovial nature and seldom inclined to take anything seriously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hey, Merry, hold on; want to speak with you.”
Chapter 10 of Frank Merriwell's danger by Burt L. Standish holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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