Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MERRIWELL’S GENEROSITY. The conductor was astounded. He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle. Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying: “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's First Job is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “The conductor was astounded.”
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.”
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:”
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading “The conductor was astounded.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.”
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading “MERRIWELL’S GENEROSITY.”
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading “He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.”
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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In this reading “He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.”
In this reading “Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading The conductor was astounded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
the person who leads a musical group
From this reading The conductor was astounded.
demanding attention
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading MERRIWELL’S GENEROSITY.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
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From this reading MERRIWELL’S GENEROSITY.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conductor was astounded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
bound or secured closely
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conductor was astounded.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
which person or people
From this reading He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle.
Chapter 30 of Frank Merriwell's First Job by Burt L. Standish holds 130 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 30 holds 130 sentences of Frank Merriwell's First Job, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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