Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, what a soaker!” “Go at him, Rattleton!” “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.” Biff! biff!--thump! “There you go again!”
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
anew
From this reading ““There you go again!””
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.””
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading “Biff! biff!--thump!”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ““Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.””
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading ““Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.””
a heavy rain
From this reading ““Oh, what a soaker!””
move rhythmically
From this reading “Biff! biff!--thump!”
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 ““Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Oh, what a soaker!”
anew
From this reading “There you go again!”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Go at him, Rattleton!”
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading Biff! biff!--thump!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go at him, Rattleton!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Go at him, Rattleton!”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what a soaker!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go at him, Rattleton!”
a heavy rain
From this reading “Oh, what a soaker!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There you go again!”
move rhythmically
From this reading Biff! biff!--thump!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what a soaker!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t let him knock you up against the door like that.”
Chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's First Job by Burt L. Standish holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 1 holds 115 sentences of Frank Merriwell's First Job, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Frank Merriwell's First Job by Burt L. Standish exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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