Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DESPERATE ENEMY. “Ginger up, there, Robinson! You’re worse than a dead man!” “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh! Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “A DESPERATE ENEMY.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “A DESPERATE ENEMY.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading ““Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading ““Ginger up, there, Robinson!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!””
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading ““Ginger up, there, Robinson!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!””
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “You’re worse than a dead man!””
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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at or in the front
In this reading ““Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!”
In this reading “You’re worse than a dead man!””
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 A DESPERATE ENEMY.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading You’re worse than a dead man!”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading A DESPERATE ENEMY.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
an opposing military force
From this reading A DESPERATE ENEMY.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Ginger up, there, Robinson!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You’re worse than a dead man!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Get in front of ’em, Dashleigh!
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “Ginger up, there, Robinson!
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You’re worse than a dead man!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Ginger up, there, Robinson!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Ginger up, there, Robinson!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading You’re worse than a dead man!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re worse than a dead man!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stop ’em with your body if you can’t hold ’em with your hands!”
Chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend by Burt L. Standish holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 5 holds 209 sentences of Frank Merriwell's False Friend, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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