Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHANTOM FINGERS. Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart. When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door. Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows. “Professor, you are better!”
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “PHANTOM FINGERS.”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.”
past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve
From this reading “Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.”
causing physical or especially psychological injury
From this reading “Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.”
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 “When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.”
In this reading “When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.”
In this reading “Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.”
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 Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Professor, you are better!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Professor, you are better!”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading PHANTOM FINGERS.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading PHANTOM FINGERS.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Professor, you are better!”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
causing physical or especially psychological injury
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank rose immediately, a feeling of sickening dread stabbing him to the heart.
in the direction of
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
at the time that
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Near the bed a lamp burned faintly, although the pale light of morning sifted in at the windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he entered the professor’s chamber, the sick man lay with his face turned toward the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Professor, you are better!”
Chapter 7 of Frank Merriwell's First Job by Burt L. Standish holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 7 holds 137 sentences of Frank Merriwell's First Job, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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