Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNWELCOME VISITORS. It was all over at last. The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery. Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now. From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tract of land used for burials
From this reading “The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.”
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “UNWELCOME VISITORS.”
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 “UNWELCOME VISITORS.”
In this reading “Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.”
In this reading “From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.”
In this reading “The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.”
In this reading “From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
(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 It was all over at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was all over at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
placed in a grave
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all over at last.
immediately past
From this reading It was all over at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was all over at last.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading UNWELCOME VISITORS.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From room to room he strayed, and the memories that hung about the old place crowded thick upon him.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The funeral had been held, and Horace Scotch was buried in the little village cemetery.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading UNWELCOME VISITORS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all over at last.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Frank returned to the old mansion, which seemed so lonely and deserted now.
Chapter 8 of Frank Merriwell's First Job 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.
Chapter 8 holds 127 sentences of Frank Merriwell's First Job, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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