Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANXIETY AT YALE. Yale was in perplexity and distress. Where was Merriwell? That question created all the trouble. He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “ANXIETY AT YALE.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “That question created all the trouble.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “Yale was in perplexity and distress.”
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
approval to do something
From this reading “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Yale was in perplexity and distress.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “ANXIETY AT YALE.”
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 “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
In this reading “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
In this reading “He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.”
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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 had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yale was in perplexity and distress.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading ANXIETY AT YALE.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANXIETY AT YALE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
psychological suffering
From this reading Yale was in perplexity and distress.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
of great significance or value
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yale was in perplexity and distress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
go away from a place
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where was Merriwell?
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
approval to do something
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Yale was in perplexity and distress.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
not in physical motion
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had obtained permission to leave a few days on important business, but the “few days” had lengthened into many and still he remained away.
a source of difficulty
From this reading That question created all the trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yale was in perplexity and distress.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was Merriwell?
a university in Connecticut
From this reading ANXIETY AT YALE.
Chapter 2 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend by Burt L. Standish holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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