Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPT. MERRIWELL. Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be. He came forward swiftly. “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
Chapter 21 of Frank Merriwell's danger is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “He came forward swiftly.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “He came forward swiftly.”
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make oneself visible; take action
In this reading “He came forward swiftly.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came forward swiftly.
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From this reading CAPT.
a boy or man
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
a boy or man
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He came forward swiftly.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came forward swiftly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MERRIWELL.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
unusual or striking
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
in a swift manner
From this reading He came forward swiftly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
precisely as stated
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phil Hardy was an honest-looking fellow, and it was not remarkable that Merriwell did not believe him the crafty chap Rattleton represented him to be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are the very man I am looking for, Mr. Merriwell,” he said.
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