Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FALSE CONFESSION. “What is it?” “Your handkerchief.” “Where did you get it?” “I found it.
Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “THE FALSE CONFESSION.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “THE FALSE CONFESSION.”
set up or found
From this reading ““I found it.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ““Where did you get it?””
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading ““Your handkerchief.””
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE FALSE CONFESSION.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did you get it?”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading THE FALSE CONFESSION.
set up or found
From this reading “I found it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Where did you get it?”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Your handkerchief.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALSE CONFESSION.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did you get it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where did you get it?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your handkerchief.”
Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend by Burt L. Standish holds 126 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.
Chapter 8 holds 126 sentences of Frank Merriwell's False Friend, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's False Friend by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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